#496398#496398

#496398 is a mid, moderate blue. Relative luminance 0.126; OKLCH L 50.3% C 0.091 H 263.6°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.96:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#496398
RGB	rgb(73, 99, 152)
HSL	hsl(220, 35%, 44%)
HSV	hsv(220, 52%, 60%)
CMYK	cmyk(52%, 34.9%, 0%, 40.4%)
CIE-LAB	lab(42.16, 6.08, -31.93)
CIE-LCH	lch(42.16, 32.50, 280.78°)
OKLab	oklab(50.33% -0.0101 -0.09)
OKLCH	oklch(50.33% 0.091 263.6)
XYZ	xyz(12.8751, 12.6063, 31.4545)
Luminance	0.1261 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#496398 #987E49

analogous

#498B98 #496398 #574998

triadic

#496398 #984963 #639849

tetradic

#496398 #98498B #987E49 #499857

square

#496398 #98498B #987E49 #499857

split-complementary

#496398 #985749 #8B9849

monochromatic

#212D45 #35486F #496398 #6882B6 #91A4CA

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.96

#496398 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.52

#496398 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #496398

5.96:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##496398	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##496398	1.00	5.96	3.52	5.96
#FFFFFF	5.96	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.52	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.96	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#4E679A

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#456097

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#246E76

Achromatopsia (no color)

#636363

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #496398;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(73, 99, 152);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(50.3% 0.091 263.6);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#818fb6',
    500: '#496398',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #496398;
$custom-light: #818fb6;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#496398",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 73,
    "g": 99,
    "b": 152
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 220.253,
    "s": 35.111,
    "l": 44.118
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.50334,
    "c": 0.09054,
    "h": 263.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.12607
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#496398

secondary

#B6A787

accent

#A75DCB

background

#F8F8FB

surface

#EFF0F6

border

#CACBD0

text

#0B0C11

muted

#7C7D80

Preview Lab

Preview with #496398

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

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