#495E99#495E99

#495E99 is a mid, moderate blue. Relative luminance 0.117; OKLCH L 49.3% C 0.098 H 267.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.28:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#495E99
RGB	rgb(73, 94, 153)
HSL	hsl(224, 35%, 44%)
HSV	hsv(224, 52%, 60%)
CMYK	cmyk(52.3%, 38.6%, 0%, 40%)
CIE-LAB	lab(40.77, 9.56, -34.73)
CIE-LCH	lch(40.77, 36.02, 285.40°)
OKLab	oklab(49.27% -0.0036 -0.0981)
OKLCH	oklch(49.27% 0.098 267.9)
XYZ	xyz(12.4982, 11.7209, 31.7346)
Luminance	0.1172 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#495E99 #998449

analogous

#498699 #495E99 #5C4999

triadic

#495E99 #99495E #5E9949

tetradic

#495E99 #994986 #998449 #49995C

square

#495E99 #994986 #998449 #49995C

split-complementary

#495E99 #995C49 #869949

monochromatic

#212B46 #354570 #495E99 #687DB7 #92A1CB

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.28

#495E99 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.34

#495E99 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #495E99

6.28:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##495E99	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##495E99	1.00	6.28	3.34	6.28
#FFFFFF	6.28	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.34	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.28	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#47649B

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#3E5D98

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#256B74

Achromatopsia (no color)

#606060

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #495e99;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(73, 94, 153);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(49.3% 0.098 267.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#818bb7',
    500: '#495e99',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #495e99;
$custom-light: #818bb7;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#495e99",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 73,
    "g": 94,
    "b": 153
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 224.25,
    "s": 35.398,
    "l": 44.314
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.49271,
    "c": 0.09822,
    "h": 267.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.11722
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#495E99

secondary

#B7AA87

accent

#AE5CCB

background

#F8F8FB

surface

#EFF0F6

border

#CACBD0

text

#0B0C11

muted

#7C7D80

Preview Lab

Preview with #495E99

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

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