#495E97#495E97

#495E97 is a mid, moderate blue. Relative luminance 0.117; OKLCH L 49.2% C 0.095 H 267.5°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.30:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#495E97
RGB	rgb(73, 94, 151)
HSL	hsl(224, 35%, 44%)
HSV	hsv(224, 52%, 59%)
CMYK	cmyk(51.7%, 37.7%, 0%, 40.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(40.66, 8.90, -33.70)
CIE-LCH	lch(40.66, 34.85, 284.80°)
OKLab	oklab(49.16% -0.0041 -0.0951)
OKLCH	oklch(49.16% 0.095 267.5)
XYZ	xyz(12.3344, 11.6554, 30.8719)
Luminance	0.1166 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#495E97 #978249

analogous

#498597 #495E97 #5B4997

triadic

#495E97 #97495E #5E9749

tetradic

#495E97 #974985 #978249 #49975B

square

#495E97 #974985 #978249 #49975B

split-complementary

#495E97 #975B49 #859749

monochromatic

#212B44 #35446E #495E97 #677DB6 #91A0CA

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.30

#495E97 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.33

#495E97 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #495E97

6.30:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##495E97	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##495E97	1.00	6.30	3.33	6.30
#FFFFFF	6.30	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.33	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.30	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#486499

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#3F5D96

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#266A73

Achromatopsia (no color)

#606060

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #495e97;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(73, 94, 151);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(49.2% 0.095 267.5);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#818bb6',
    500: '#495e97',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #495e97;
$custom-light: #818bb6;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#495e97",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 73,
    "g": 94,
    "b": 151
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 223.846,
    "s": 34.821,
    "l": 43.922
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.49155,
    "c": 0.09524,
    "h": 267.5
  },
  "luminance": 0.11656
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#495E97

secondary

#B6A986

accent

#AD5DCB

background

#F8F8FB

surface

#EFF0F6

border

#CACBD0

text

#0B0C11

muted

#7C7D80

Preview Lab

Preview with #495E97

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

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