#495EA7#495EA7

#495EA7 is a mid, moderate blue. Relative luminance 0.122; OKLCH L 50.1% C 0.119 H 269.6°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.10:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#495EA7
RGB	rgb(73, 94, 167)
HSL	hsl(227, 39%, 47%)
HSV	hsv(227, 56%, 65%)
CMYK	cmyk(56.3%, 43.7%, 0%, 34.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(41.55, 14.25, -41.82)
CIE-LCH	lch(41.55, 44.18, 288.82°)
OKLab	oklab(50.13% -0.0007 -0.1189)
OKLCH	oklch(50.13% 0.119 269.6)
XYZ	xyz(13.7231, 12.2109, 38.1855)
Luminance	0.1221 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#495EA7 #A79249

analogous

#498DA7 #495EA7 #6349A7

triadic

#495EA7 #A7495E #5EA749

tetradic

#495EA7 #A7498D #A79249 #49A763

square

#495EA7 #A7498D #A79249 #49A763

split-complementary

#495EA7 #A76349 #8DA749

monochromatic

#242E52 #36467C #495EA7 #6E80BF #98A5D2

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.10

#495EA7 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.44

#495EA7 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #495EA7

6.10:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##495EA7	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##495EA7	1.00	6.10	3.44	6.10
#FFFFFF	6.10	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.44	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.10	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#3E66AA

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#335EA5

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#126E7A

Achromatopsia (no color)

#626262

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #495ea7;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(73, 94, 167);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(50.1% 0.119 269.6);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#838bc1',
    500: '#495ea7',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #495ea7;
$custom-light: #838bc1;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#495ea7",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 73,
    "g": 94,
    "b": 167
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 226.596,
    "s": 39.167,
    "l": 47.059
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.50125,
    "c": 0.1189,
    "h": 269.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.12212
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#495EA7

secondary

#BEB38D

accent

#B559CF

background

#F8F8FB

surface

#EFF0F7

border

#CACBD0

text

#0B0B12

muted

#7C7C81

Preview Lab

Preview with #495EA7

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

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