#495EA3#495EA3

#495EA3 is a mid, moderate blue. Relative luminance 0.121; OKLCH L 49.9% C 0.113 H 269.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.15:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#495EA3
RGB	rgb(73, 94, 163)
HSL	hsl(226, 38%, 46%)
HSV	hsv(226, 55%, 64%)
CMYK	cmyk(55.2%, 42.3%, 0%, 36.1%)
CIE-LAB	lab(41.32, 12.90, -39.81)
CIE-LCH	lch(41.32, 41.85, 287.95°)
OKLab	oklab(49.87% -0.0015 -0.113)
OKLCH	oklch(49.87% 0.113 269.2)
XYZ	xyz(13.3590, 12.0653, 36.2681)
Luminance	0.1207 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

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Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#495EA3 #A38E49

analogous

#498BA3 #495EA3 #6149A3

triadic

#495EA3 #A3495E #5EA349

tetradic

#495EA3 #A3498B #A38E49 #49A361

square

#495EA3 #A3498B #A38E49 #49A361

split-complementary

#495EA3 #A36149 #8BA349

monochromatic

#232D4E #364679 #495EA3 #6C7FBD #96A4D0

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.15

#495EA3 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.41

#495EA3 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #495EA3

6.15:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##495EA3	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##495EA3	1.00	6.15	3.41	6.15
#FFFFFF	6.15	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.41	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.15	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#4166A6

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#365EA2

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#196D78

Achromatopsia (no color)

#616161

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #495ea3;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(73, 94, 163);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(49.9% 0.113 269.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#828bbe',
    500: '#495ea3',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #495ea3;
$custom-light: #828bbe;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#495ea3",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 73,
    "g": 94,
    "b": 163
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 226,
    "s": 38.136,
    "l": 46.275
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.49874,
    "c": 0.11304,
    "h": 269.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.12066
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#495EA3

secondary

#BCB18C

accent

#B35ACE

background

#F8F8FB

surface

#EFF0F7

border

#CACBD0

text

#0B0B12

muted

#7C7C81

Preview Lab

Preview with #495EA3

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

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