#495EAF#495EAF

#495EAF is a mid, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.125; OKLCH L 50.6% C 0.131 H 270.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.99:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#495EAF
RGB	rgb(73, 94, 175)
HSL	hsl(228, 41%, 49%)
HSV	hsv(228, 58%, 69%)
CMYK	cmyk(58.3%, 46.3%, 0%, 31.4%)
CIE-LAB	lab(42.02, 16.97, -45.78)
CIE-LCH	lch(42.02, 48.82, 290.34°)
OKLab	oklab(50.64% 0.0006 -0.1305)
OKLCH	oklch(50.64% 0.131 270.3)
XYZ	xyz(14.4856, 12.5159, 42.2016)
Luminance	0.1252 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#495EAF #AF9A49

analogous

#4991AF #495EAF #6749AF

triadic

#495EAF #AF495E #5EAF49

tetradic

#495EAF #AF4991 #AF9A49 #49AF67

square

#495EAF #AF4991 #AF9A49 #49AF67

split-complementary

#495EAF #AF6749 #91AF49

monochromatic

#253059 #374784 #495EAF #7182C4 #9CA8D6

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.99

#495EAF on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.50

#495EAF on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #495EAF

5.99:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##495EAF	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##495EAF	1.00	5.99	3.50	5.99
#FFFFFF	5.99	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.50	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.99	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#3868B2

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#2A5FAD

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#00707E

Achromatopsia (no color)

#636363

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #495eaf;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(73, 94, 175);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(50.6% 0.131 270.3);

Tailwind

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

SCSS

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

JSON

{
  "hex": "#495eaf",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 73,
    "g": 94,
    "b": 175
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 227.647,
    "s": 41.129,
    "l": 48.627
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.50643,
    "c": 0.13053,
    "h": 270.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.12517
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#495EAF

secondary

#C2B891

accent

#B857D1

background

#F8F8FC

surface

#F0F0F8

border

#CBCBD1

text

#0C0B13

muted

#7D7C82

Preview Lab

Preview with #495EAF

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

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