#495EA6#495EA6

#495EA6 is a mid, moderate blue. Relative luminance 0.122; OKLCH L 50.1% C 0.117 H 269.6°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.11:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#495EA6
RGB	rgb(73, 94, 166)
HSL	hsl(226, 39%, 47%)
HSV	hsv(226, 56%, 65%)
CMYK	cmyk(56%, 43.4%, 0%, 34.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(41.49, 13.91, -41.32)
CIE-LCH	lch(41.49, 43.60, 288.61°)
OKLab	oklab(50.06% -0.0009 -0.1174)
OKLCH	oklch(50.06% 0.117 269.6)
XYZ	xyz(13.6310, 12.1740, 37.7005)
Luminance	0.1217 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#495EA6 #A69149

analogous

#498DA6 #495EA6 #6349A6

triadic

#495EA6 #A6495E #5EA649

tetradic

#495EA6 #A6498D #A69149 #49A663

square

#495EA6 #A6498D #A69149 #49A663

split-complementary

#495EA6 #A66349 #8DA649

monochromatic

#242E51 #36467B #495EA6 #6D80BF #98A5D2

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.11

#495EA6 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.44

#495EA6 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #495EA6

6.11:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##495EA6	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##495EA6	1.00	6.11	3.44	6.11
#FFFFFF	6.11	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.44	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.11	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#3F66A9

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#345EA4

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#146E7A

Achromatopsia (no color)

#626262

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #495ea6;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(73, 94, 166);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(50.1% 0.117 269.6);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#838bc1',
    500: '#495ea6',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #495ea6;
$custom-light: #838bc1;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#495ea6",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 73,
    "g": 94,
    "b": 166
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 226.452,
    "s": 38.912,
    "l": 46.863
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.50062,
    "c": 0.11744,
    "h": 269.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.12175
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#495EA6

secondary

#BEB38D

accent

#B459CF

background

#F8F8FB

surface

#EFF0F7

border

#CACBD0

text

#0B0B12

muted

#7C7C81

Preview Lab

Preview with #495EA6

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

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