#495FAA#495FAA
#495FAA is a mid, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.125; OKLCH L 50.5% C 0.122 H 269.4°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.00:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #495FAA |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(73, 95, 170) |
| HSL | hsl(226, 40%, 48%) |
| HSV | hsv(226, 57%, 67%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(57.1%, 44.1%, 0%, 33.3%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(42.00, 14.63, -42.87) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(42.00, 45.29, 288.84°) |
| OKLab | oklab(50.53% -0.0013 -0.122) |
| OKLCH | oklch(50.53% 0.122 269.4) |
| XYZ | xyz(14.0932, 12.5021, 39.6929) |
| Luminance | 0.1250 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | blue |
Closest named colors
Dusky Blue
#475F94
ΔE00 3.29
Denim Blue
#3B5B92
ΔE00 4.33
French Blue
#436BAD
ΔE00 5.11
Denim
#1560BD
ΔE00 6.13
Denim (survey)
#3B638C
ΔE00 6.18
Sapphire
#0F52BA
ΔE00 6.40
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#495FAA #AA9449
analogous
#498FAA #495FAA #6449AA
triadic
#495FAA #AA495F #5FAA49
tetradic
#495FAA #AA498F #AA9449 #49AA64
square
#495FAA #AA498F #AA9449 #49AA64
split-complementary
#495FAA #AA6449 #8FAA49
monochromatic
#242F54 #37477F #495FAA #6F82C1 #9AA7D4
Accessibility & contrast
On white
6.00
#495FAA on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
3.50
#495FAA on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #495FAA
6.00:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##495FAA | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##495FAA | 1.00 | 6.00 | 3.50 | 6.00 |
| #FFFFFF | 6.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 3.50 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 6.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#3E68AD
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#325FA8
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#0A707C
Achromatopsia (no color)
#636363
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #495faa; /* rgb */ color: rgb(73, 95, 170); /* oklch */ color: oklch(50.5% 0.122 269.4);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#838cc4',
500: '#495faa',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #495faa; $custom-light: #838cc4; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#495faa",
"rgb": {
"r": 73,
"g": 95,
"b": 170
},
"hsl": {
"h": 226.392,
"s": 39.918,
"l": 47.647
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.5053,
"c": 0.12198,
"h": 269.4
},
"luminance": 0.12503
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#495FAA
secondary
#C0B58F
accent
#B558D0
background
#F8F8FC
surface
#F0F0F8
border
#CBCBD1
text
#0B0C12
muted
#7C7D81