#496397#496397

#496397 is a mid, moderate blue. Relative luminance 0.126; OKLCH L 50.3% C 0.089 H 263.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.97:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#496397
RGB	rgb(73, 99, 151)
HSL	hsl(220, 35%, 44%)
HSV	hsv(220, 52%, 59%)
CMYK	cmyk(51.7%, 34.4%, 0%, 40.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(42.11, 5.75, -31.41)
CIE-LCH	lch(42.11, 31.93, 280.38°)
OKLab	oklab(50.28% -0.0104 -0.0885)
OKLCH	oklch(50.28% 0.089 263.3)
XYZ	xyz(12.7936, 12.5736, 31.0250)
Luminance	0.1258 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#496397 #977D49

analogous

#498A97 #496397 #564997

triadic

#496397 #974963 #639749

tetradic

#496397 #97498A #977D49 #499756

square

#496397 #97498A #977D49 #499756

split-complementary

#496397 #975649 #8A9749

monochromatic

#212D44 #35486E #496397 #6782B6 #91A4CA

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.97

#496397 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.52

#496397 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #496397

5.97:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##496397	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##496397	1.00	5.97	3.52	5.97
#FFFFFF	5.97	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.52	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.97	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#4F6799

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#466096

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#256E76

Achromatopsia (no color)

#636363

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #496397;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(73, 99, 151);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(50.3% 0.089 263.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#818fb6',
    500: '#496397',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #496397;
$custom-light: #818fb6;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#496397",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 73,
    "g": 99,
    "b": 151
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 220,
    "s": 34.821,
    "l": 43.922
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.50279,
    "c": 0.08908,
    "h": 263.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.12575
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#496397

secondary

#B6A686

accent

#A65DCB

background

#F8F8FB

surface

#EFF0F6

border

#CACBD0

text

#0B0C11

muted

#7C7D80

Preview Lab

Preview with #496397

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

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