#495E8D#495E8D

#495E8D is a mid, moderate blue. Relative luminance 0.113; OKLCH L 48.6% C 0.080 H 265.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.42:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#495E8D
RGB	rgb(73, 94, 141)
HSL	hsl(221, 32%, 42%)
HSV	hsv(221, 48%, 55%)
CMYK	cmyk(48.2%, 33.3%, 0%, 44.7%)
CIE-LAB	lab(40.15, 5.66, -28.48)
CIE-LCH	lch(40.15, 29.04, 281.24°)
OKLab	oklab(48.59% -0.0067 -0.08)
OKLCH	oklch(48.59% 0.08 265.2)
XYZ	xyz(11.5565, 11.3442, 26.7748)
Luminance	0.1134 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

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Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#495E8D #8D7849

analogous

#49808D #495E8D #56498D

triadic

#495E8D #8D495E #5E8D49

tetradic

#495E8D #8D4980 #8D7849 #498D56

square

#495E8D #8D4980 #8D7849 #498D56

split-complementary

#495E8D #8D5649 #808D49

monochromatic

#1F283C #344365 #495E8D #647BAF #8D9EC4

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.42

#495E8D on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.27

#495E8D on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #495E8D

6.42:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##495E8D	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##495E8D	1.00	6.42	3.27	6.42
#FFFFFF	6.42	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.27	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.42	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#4D628F

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#455C8C

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#2E686F

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5F5F5F

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #495e8d;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(73, 94, 141);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(48.6% 0.080 265.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#7f8bae',
    500: '#495e8d',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #495e8d;
$custom-light: #7f8bae;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#495e8d",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 73,
    "g": 94,
    "b": 141
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 221.471,
    "s": 31.776,
    "l": 41.961
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.48594,
    "c": 0.08027,
    "h": 265.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.11345
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#495E8D

secondary

#B0A282

accent

#A860C8

background

#F8F8FA

surface

#EFF0F4

border

#CACBCE

text

#0A0C10

muted

#7C7D7F

Preview Lab

Preview with #495E8D

Body copy rendered with the generated semantic roles for this colour.

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