#495E98#495E98

#495E98 is a mid, moderate blue. Relative luminance 0.117; OKLCH L 49.2% C 0.097 H 267.7°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.29:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#495E98
RGB	rgb(73, 94, 152)
HSL	hsl(224, 35%, 44%)
HSV	hsv(224, 52%, 60%)
CMYK	cmyk(52%, 38.2%, 0%, 40.4%)
CIE-LAB	lab(40.72, 9.23, -34.21)
CIE-LCH	lch(40.72, 35.44, 285.10°)
OKLab	oklab(49.21% -0.0039 -0.0966)
OKLCH	oklch(49.21% 0.097 267.7)
XYZ	xyz(12.4160, 11.6880, 31.3014)
Luminance	0.1169 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#495E98 #988349

analogous

#498698 #495E98 #5C4998

triadic

#495E98 #98495E #5E9849

tetradic

#495E98 #984986 #988349 #49985C

square

#495E98 #984986 #988349 #49985C

split-complementary

#495E98 #985C49 #869849

monochromatic

#212B45 #35446F #495E98 #687DB6 #91A0CA

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.29

#495E98 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.34

#495E98 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #495E98

6.29:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##495E98	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##495E98	1.00	6.29	3.34	6.29
#FFFFFF	6.29	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.34	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.29	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#47649A

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#3F5D97

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#256A74

Achromatopsia (no color)

#606060

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #495e98;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(73, 94, 152);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(49.2% 0.097 267.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#818bb6',
    500: '#495e98',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #495e98;
$custom-light: #818bb6;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#495e98",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 73,
    "g": 94,
    "b": 152
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 224.051,
    "s": 35.111,
    "l": 44.118
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.49213,
    "c": 0.09673,
    "h": 267.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.11689
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#495E98

secondary

#B6AA87

accent

#AE5DCB

background

#F8F8FB

surface

#EFF0F6

border

#CACBD0

text

#0B0C11

muted

#7C7D80

Preview Lab

Preview with #495E98

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

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