#495FAE#495FAE
#495FAE is a mid, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.127; OKLCH L 50.8% C 0.128 H 269.7°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.95:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #495FAE |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(73, 95, 174) |
| HSL | hsl(227, 41%, 48%) |
| HSV | hsv(227, 58%, 68%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(58%, 45.4%, 0%, 31.8%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(42.24, 15.99, -44.85) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(42.24, 47.61, 289.63°) |
| OKLab | oklab(50.79% -0.0007 -0.1278) |
| OKLCH | oklch(50.79% 0.128 269.7) |
| XYZ | xyz(14.4773, 12.6558, 41.7161) |
| Luminance | 0.1266 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | blue |
Closest named colors
Dusky Blue
#475F94
ΔE00 3.84
Denim Blue
#3B5B92
ΔE00 4.77
French Blue
#436BAD
ΔE00 5.13
Denim
#1560BD
ΔE00 6.02
Sapphire
#0F52BA
ΔE00 6.26
Denim (survey)
#3B638C
ΔE00 6.42
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#495FAE #AE9849
analogous
#4991AE #495FAE #6549AE
triadic
#495FAE #AE495F #5FAE49
tetradic
#495FAE #AE4991 #AE9849 #49AE65
square
#495FAE #AE4991 #AE9849 #49AE65
split-complementary
#495FAE #AE6549 #91AE49
monochromatic
#253058 #374783 #495FAE #7183C3 #9CA8D5
Accessibility & contrast
On white
5.95
#495FAE on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
3.53
#495FAE on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #495FAE
5.95:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##495FAE | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##495FAE | 1.00 | 5.95 | 3.53 | 5.95 |
| #FFFFFF | 5.95 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 3.53 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 5.95 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#3B68B1
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#2D5FAC
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00717E
Achromatopsia (no color)
#646464
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #495fae; /* rgb */ color: rgb(73, 95, 174); /* oklch */ color: oklch(50.8% 0.128 269.7);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#848cc7',
500: '#495fae',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #495fae; $custom-light: #848cc7; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#495fae",
"rgb": {
"r": 73,
"g": 95,
"b": 174
},
"hsl": {
"h": 226.931,
"s": 40.891,
"l": 48.431
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.50788,
"c": 0.12778,
"h": 269.7
},
"luminance": 0.12657
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#495FAE
secondary
#C2B791
accent
#B657D1
background
#F8F8FC
surface
#F0F0F8
border
#CBCBD1
text
#0B0C13
muted
#7C7D82