#495EA0#495EA0

#495EA0 is a mid, moderate blue. Relative luminance 0.120; OKLCH L 49.7% C 0.109 H 268.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.19:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#495EA0
RGB	rgb(73, 94, 160)
HSL	hsl(226, 37%, 46%)
HSV	hsv(226, 54%, 63%)
CMYK	cmyk(54.4%, 41.3%, 0%, 37.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(41.15, 11.89, -38.30)
CIE-LCH	lch(41.15, 40.10, 287.25°)
OKLab	oklab(49.69% -0.0021 -0.1086)
OKLCH	oklch(49.69% 0.109 268.9)
XYZ	xyz(13.0934, 11.9590, 34.8692)
Luminance	0.1196 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

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Perceptual scales

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Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#495EA0 #A08B49

analogous

#4989A0 #495EA0 #5F49A0

triadic

#495EA0 #A0495E #5EA049

tetradic

#495EA0 #A04989 #A08B49 #49A05F

square

#495EA0 #A04989 #A08B49 #49A05F

split-complementary

#495EA0 #A05F49 #89A049

monochromatic

#232D4C #364576 #495EA0 #6B7EBB #95A3CF

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.19

#495EA0 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.39

#495EA0 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #495EA0

6.19:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##495EA0	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##495EA0	1.00	6.19	3.39	6.19
#FFFFFF	6.19	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.39	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.19	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#4365A3

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#395D9F

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#1D6C77

Achromatopsia (no color)

#616161

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #495ea0;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(73, 94, 160);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(49.7% 0.109 268.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#828bbc',
    500: '#495ea0',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #495ea0;
$custom-light: #828bbc;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#495ea0",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 73,
    "g": 94,
    "b": 160
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 225.517,
    "s": 37.339,
    "l": 45.686
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.4969,
    "c": 0.10861,
    "h": 268.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.1196
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#495EA0

secondary

#BBAF8A

accent

#B25ACD

background

#F8F8FB

surface

#EFF0F6

border

#CACBD0

text

#0B0C12

muted

#7C7D81

Preview Lab

Preview with #495EA0

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

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