#495EA2#495EA2

#495EA2 is a mid, moderate blue. Relative luminance 0.120; OKLCH L 49.8% C 0.112 H 269.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.17:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#495EA2
RGB	rgb(73, 94, 162)
HSL	hsl(226, 38%, 46%)
HSV	hsv(226, 55%, 64%)
CMYK	cmyk(54.9%, 42%, 0%, 36.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(41.26, 12.56, -39.31)
CIE-LCH	lch(41.26, 41.27, 287.72°)
OKLab	oklab(49.81% -0.0017 -0.1115)
OKLCH	oklch(49.81% 0.112 269.1)
XYZ	xyz(13.2698, 12.0296, 35.7981)
Luminance	0.1203 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

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Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#495EA2 #A28D49

analogous

#498AA2 #495EA2 #6049A2

triadic

#495EA2 #A2495E #5EA249

tetradic

#495EA2 #A2498A #A28D49 #49A260

square

#495EA2 #A2498A #A28D49 #49A260

split-complementary

#495EA2 #A26049 #8AA249

monochromatic

#232D4E #364678 #495EA2 #6C7FBD #96A3D0

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.17

#495EA2 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.41

#495EA2 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #495EA2

6.17:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##495EA2	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##495EA2	1.00	6.17	3.41	6.17
#FFFFFF	6.17	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.41	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.17	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#4265A5

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#375EA1

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#1A6D78

Achromatopsia (no color)

#616161

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #495ea2;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(73, 94, 162);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(49.8% 0.112 269.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#828bbe',
    500: '#495ea2',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #495ea2;
$custom-light: #828bbe;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#495ea2",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 73,
    "g": 94,
    "b": 162
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 225.843,
    "s": 37.872,
    "l": 46.078
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.49813,
    "c": 0.11156,
    "h": 269.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.12031
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#495EA2

secondary

#BCB08B

accent

#B25ACE

background

#F8F8FB

surface

#EFF0F7

border

#CACBD0

text

#0B0B12

muted

#7C7C81

Preview Lab

Preview with #495EA2

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

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