#495EA1#495EA1

#495EA1 is a mid, moderate blue. Relative luminance 0.120; OKLCH L 49.8% C 0.110 H 269.0°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.18:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#495EA1
RGB	rgb(73, 94, 161)
HSL	hsl(226, 38%, 46%)
HSV	hsv(226, 55%, 63%)
CMYK	cmyk(54.7%, 41.6%, 0%, 36.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(41.21, 12.23, -38.80)
CIE-LCH	lch(41.21, 40.68, 287.49°)
OKLab	oklab(49.75% -0.0019 -0.1101)
OKLCH	oklch(49.75% 0.11 269)
XYZ	xyz(13.1813, 11.9941, 35.3318)
Luminance	0.1200 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#495EA1 #A18C49

analogous

#498AA1 #495EA1 #6049A1

triadic

#495EA1 #A1495E #5EA149

tetradic

#495EA1 #A1498A #A18C49 #49A160

square

#495EA1 #A1498A #A18C49 #49A160

split-complementary

#495EA1 #A16049 #8AA149

monochromatic

#232D4D #364577 #495EA1 #6B7EBC #95A3CF

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.18

#495EA1 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.40

#495EA1 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #495EA1

6.18:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##495EA1	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##495EA1	1.00	6.18	3.40	6.18
#FFFFFF	6.18	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.40	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.18	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#4265A4

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#385EA0

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#1C6D77

Achromatopsia (no color)

#616161

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #495ea1;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(73, 94, 161);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(49.8% 0.110 269.0);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#828bbd',
    500: '#495ea1',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #495ea1;
$custom-light: #828bbd;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#495ea1",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 73,
    "g": 94,
    "b": 161
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 225.682,
    "s": 37.607,
    "l": 45.882
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.49751,
    "c": 0.11009,
    "h": 269
  },
  "luminance": 0.11995
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#495EA1

secondary

#BBB08B

accent

#B25ACE

background

#F8F8FB

surface

#EFF0F6

border

#CACBD0

text

#0B0B12

muted

#7C7C81

Preview Lab

Preview with #495EA1

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

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