#496691#496691

#496691 is a mid, moderate blue. Relative luminance 0.130; OKLCH L 50.6% C 0.077 H 258.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.85:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#496691
RGB	rgb(73, 102, 145)
HSL	hsl(216, 33%, 43%)
HSV	hsv(216, 50%, 57%)
CMYK	cmyk(49.7%, 29.7%, 0%, 43.1%)
CIE-LAB	lab(42.71, 1.95, -26.90)
CIE-LCH	lch(42.71, 26.97, 274.15°)
OKLab	oklab(50.65% -0.0159 -0.0754)
OKLCH	oklch(50.65% 0.077 258.1)
XYZ	xyz(12.6081, 12.9627, 28.6202)
Luminance	0.1296 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#496691 #917449

analogous

#498A91 #496691 #504991

triadic

#496691 #914966 #669149

tetradic

#496691 #91498A #917449 #499150

square

#496691 #91498A #917449 #499150

split-complementary

#496691 #915049 #8A9149

monochromatic

#202D40 #354968 #496691 #6584B2 #8EA5C6

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.85

#496691 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.59

#496691 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #496691

5.85:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##496691	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##496691	1.00	5.85	3.59	5.85
#FFFFFF	5.85	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.59	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.85	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#566993

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#4D6290

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#2A6F75

Achromatopsia (no color)

#656565

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #496691;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(73, 102, 145);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(50.6% 0.077 258.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8091b1',
    500: '#496691',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #496691;
$custom-light: #8091b1;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#496691",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 73,
    "g": 102,
    "b": 145
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 215.833,
    "s": 33.028,
    "l": 42.745
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.50646,
    "c": 0.07704,
    "h": 258.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.12964
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#496691

secondary

#B29F84

accent

#9E5FC9

background

#F8F8FA

surface

#EFF0F5

border

#CACBCF

text

#0A0C10

muted

#7C7D7F

Preview Lab

Preview with #496691

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

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