#496399#496399

#496399 is a mid, moderate blue. Relative luminance 0.126; OKLCH L 50.4% C 0.092 H 263.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.95:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#496399
RGB	rgb(73, 99, 153)
HSL	hsl(221, 35%, 44%)
HSV	hsv(221, 52%, 60%)
CMYK	cmyk(52.3%, 35.3%, 0%, 40%)
CIE-LAB	lab(42.21, 6.41, -32.45)
CIE-LCH	lch(42.21, 33.07, 281.17°)
OKLab	oklab(50.39% -0.0098 -0.0915)
OKLCH	oklch(50.39% 0.092 263.9)
XYZ	xyz(12.9573, 12.6391, 31.8876)
Luminance	0.1264 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#496399 #997F49

analogous

#498B99 #496399 #574999

triadic

#496399 #994963 #639949

tetradic

#496399 #99498B #997F49 #499957

square

#496399 #99498B #997F49 #499957

split-complementary

#496399 #995749 #8B9949

monochromatic

#212D46 #354870 #496399 #6882B7 #92A4CB

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.95

#496399 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.53

#496399 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #496399

5.95:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##496399	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##496399	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)

#4E689B

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#456098

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#236F77

Achromatopsia (no color)

#646464

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #496399;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(73, 99, 153);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(50.4% 0.092 263.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#818fb7',
    500: '#496399',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #496399;
$custom-light: #818fb7;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#496399",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 73,
    "g": 99,
    "b": 153
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 220.5,
    "s": 35.398,
    "l": 44.314
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.5039,
    "c": 0.092,
    "h": 263.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.1264
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#496399

secondary

#B7A787

accent

#A75CCB

background

#F8F8FB

surface

#EFF0F6

border

#CACBD0

text

#0B0C11

muted

#7C7D80

Preview Lab

Preview with #496399

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

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