#495EA4#495EA4

#495EA4 is a mid, moderate blue. Relative luminance 0.121; OKLCH L 49.9% C 0.115 H 269.4°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.14:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#495EA4
RGB	rgb(73, 94, 164)
HSL	hsl(226, 38%, 46%)
HSV	hsv(226, 55%, 64%)
CMYK	cmyk(55.5%, 42.7%, 0%, 35.7%)
CIE-LAB	lab(41.38, 13.24, -40.31)
CIE-LCH	lch(41.38, 42.43, 288.17°)
OKLab	oklab(49.94% -0.0013 -0.1145)
OKLCH	oklch(49.94% 0.115 269.4)
XYZ	xyz(13.4490, 12.1012, 36.7418)
Luminance	0.1210 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

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Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#495EA4 #A48F49

analogous

#498CA4 #495EA4 #6249A4

triadic

#495EA4 #A4495E #5EA449

tetradic

#495EA4 #A4498C #A48F49 #49A462

square

#495EA4 #A4498C #A48F49 #49A462

split-complementary

#495EA4 #A46249 #8CA449

monochromatic

#232D4F #36467A #495EA4 #6C7FBE #97A4D1

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.14

#495EA4 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.42

#495EA4 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #495EA4

6.14:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##495EA4	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##495EA4	1.00	6.14	3.42	6.14
#FFFFFF	6.14	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.42	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.14	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#4066A7

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#355EA2

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#176D79

Achromatopsia (no color)

#626262

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #495ea4;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(73, 94, 164);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(49.9% 0.115 269.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#828bbf',
    500: '#495ea4',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #495ea4;
$custom-light: #828bbf;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#495ea4",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 73,
    "g": 94,
    "b": 164
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 226.154,
    "s": 38.397,
    "l": 46.471
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.49937,
    "c": 0.11451,
    "h": 269.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.12102
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#495EA4

secondary

#BDB28C

accent

#B359CE

background

#F8F8FB

surface

#EFF0F7

border

#CACBD0

text

#0B0B12

muted

#7C7C81

Preview Lab

Preview with #495EA4

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

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