#496499#496499

#496499 is a mid, moderate blue. Relative luminance 0.128; OKLCH L 50.6% C 0.091 H 263.0°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.89:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#496499
RGB	rgb(73, 100, 153)
HSL	hsl(220, 35%, 44%)
HSV	hsv(220, 52%, 60%)
CMYK	cmyk(52.3%, 34.6%, 0%, 40%)
CIE-LAB	lab(42.51, 5.78, -31.99)
CIE-LCH	lch(42.51, 32.51, 280.25°)
OKLab	oklab(50.62% -0.0111 -0.0901)
OKLCH	oklch(50.62% 0.091 263)
XYZ	xyz(13.0527, 12.8298, 31.9194)
Luminance	0.1283 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#496499 #997E49

analogous

#498C99 #496499 #564999

triadic

#496499 #994964 #649949

tetradic

#496499 #99498C #997E49 #499956

square

#496499 #99498C #997E49 #499956

split-complementary

#496499 #995649 #8C9949

monochromatic

#212E46 #354970 #496499 #6883B7 #92A5CB

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.89

#496499 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.57

#496499 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #496499

5.89:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##496499	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##496499	1.00	5.89	3.57	5.89
#FFFFFF	5.89	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.57	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.89	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#4F689B

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#466198

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#236F77

Achromatopsia (no color)

#646464

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #496499;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(73, 100, 153);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(50.6% 0.091 263.0);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#818fb7',
    500: '#496499',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #496499;
$custom-light: #818fb7;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#496499",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 73,
    "g": 100,
    "b": 153
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 219.75,
    "s": 35.398,
    "l": 44.314
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.50616,
    "c": 0.09082,
    "h": 263
  },
  "luminance": 0.12831
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#496499

secondary

#B7A787

accent

#A65CCB

background

#F8F8FB

surface

#EFF0F6

border

#CACBD0

text

#0B0C11

muted

#7C7D80

Preview Lab

Preview with #496499

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

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