#495EA5#495EA5

#495EA5 is a mid, moderate blue. Relative luminance 0.121; OKLCH L 50.0% C 0.116 H 269.5°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.13:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#495EA5
RGB	rgb(73, 94, 165)
HSL	hsl(226, 39%, 47%)
HSV	hsv(226, 56%, 65%)
CMYK	cmyk(55.8%, 43%, 0%, 35.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(41.43, 13.57, -40.82)
CIE-LCH	lch(41.43, 43.01, 288.39°)
OKLab	oklab(50% -0.0011 -0.116)
OKLCH	oklch(50% 0.116 269.5)
XYZ	xyz(13.5396, 12.1375, 37.2193)
Luminance	0.1214 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#495EA5 #A59049

analogous

#498CA5 #495EA5 #6249A5

triadic

#495EA5 #A5495E #5EA549

tetradic

#495EA5 #A5498C #A59049 #49A562

square

#495EA5 #A5498C #A59049 #49A562

split-complementary

#495EA5 #A56249 #8CA549

monochromatic

#232E50 #36467B #495EA5 #6D7FBE #97A4D1

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.13

#495EA5 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.43

#495EA5 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #495EA5

6.13:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##495EA5	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##495EA5	1.00	6.13	3.43	6.13
#FFFFFF	6.13	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.43	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.13	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#4066A8

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#355EA3

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#166E79

Achromatopsia (no color)

#626262

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #495ea5;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(73, 94, 165);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(50.0% 0.116 269.5);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#838bc0',
    500: '#495ea5',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #495ea5;
$custom-light: #838bc0;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#495ea5",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 73,
    "g": 94,
    "b": 165
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 226.304,
    "s": 38.655,
    "l": 46.667
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.49999,
    "c": 0.11598,
    "h": 269.5
  },
  "luminance": 0.12138
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#495EA5

secondary

#BDB28D

accent

#B459CF

background

#F8F8FB

surface

#EFF0F7

border

#CACBD0

text

#0B0B12

muted

#7C7C81

Preview Lab

Preview with #495EA5

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

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