#495EAE#495EAE

#495EAE is a mid, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.125; OKLCH L 50.6% C 0.129 H 270.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.01:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#495EAE
RGB	rgb(73, 94, 174)
HSL	hsl(228, 41%, 48%)
HSV	hsv(228, 58%, 68%)
CMYK	cmyk(58%, 46%, 0%, 31.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(41.96, 16.63, -45.29)
CIE-LCH	lch(41.96, 48.24, 290.16°)
OKLab	oklab(50.58% 0.0004 -0.1291)
OKLCH	oklch(50.58% 0.129 270.2)
XYZ	xyz(14.3878, 12.4768, 41.6863)
Luminance	0.1248 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#495EAE #AE9949

analogous

#4990AE #495EAE #6649AE

triadic

#495EAE #AE495E #5EAE49

tetradic

#495EAE #AE4990 #AE9949 #49AE66

square

#495EAE #AE4990 #AE9949 #49AE66

split-complementary

#495EAE #AE6649 #90AE49

monochromatic

#252F58 #374783 #495EAE #7182C3 #9CA8D5

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.01

#495EAE on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.50

#495EAE on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #495EAE

6.01:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##495EAE	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##495EAE	1.00	6.01	3.50	6.01
#FFFFFF	6.01	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.50	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.01	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#3968B1

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#2B5FAC

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#00707D

Achromatopsia (no color)

#636363

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #495eae;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(73, 94, 174);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(50.6% 0.129 270.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#848bc7',
    500: '#495eae',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #495eae;
$custom-light: #848bc7;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#495eae",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 73,
    "g": 94,
    "b": 174
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 227.525,
    "s": 40.891,
    "l": 48.431
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.50577,
    "c": 0.12909,
    "h": 270.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.12478
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#495EAE

secondary

#C2B891

accent

#B757D1

background

#F8F8FC

surface

#F0F0F8

border

#CBCBD1

text

#0B0B13

muted

#7C7C82

Preview Lab

Preview with #495EAE

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

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