#496796#496796

#496796 is a mid, moderate blue. Relative luminance 0.133; OKLCH L 51.1% C 0.083 H 259.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.73:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#496796
RGB	rgb(73, 103, 150)
HSL	hsl(217, 35%, 44%)
HSV	hsv(217, 51%, 59%)
CMYK	cmyk(51.3%, 31.3%, 0%, 41.2%)
CIE-LAB	lab(43.24, 2.94, -29.05)
CIE-LCH	lch(43.24, 29.20, 275.78°)
OKLab	oklab(51.14% -0.0157 -0.0816)
OKLCH	oklch(51.14% 0.083 259.1)
XYZ	xyz(13.1011, 13.3180, 30.7285)
Luminance	0.1332 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#496796 #967849

analogous

#498D96 #496796 #514996

triadic

#496796 #964967 #679649

tetradic

#496796 #96498D #967849 #499651

square

#496796 #96498D #967849 #499651

split-complementary

#496796 #965149 #8D9649

monochromatic

#212E44 #354B6D #496796 #6785B5 #90A6C9

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.73

#496796 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.66

#496796 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #496796

5.73:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##496796	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##496796	1.00	5.73	3.66	5.73
#FFFFFF	5.73	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.66	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.73	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#556A98

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#4C6395

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#257178

Achromatopsia (no color)

#666666

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #496796;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(73, 103, 150);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(51.1% 0.083 259.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8092b5',
    500: '#496796',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #496796;
$custom-light: #8092b5;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#496796",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 73,
    "g": 103,
    "b": 150
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 216.623,
    "s": 34.529,
    "l": 43.725
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.51139,
    "c": 0.0831,
    "h": 259.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.13319
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#496796

secondary

#B5A386

accent

#A05DCB

background

#F8F8FB

surface

#EFF0F6

border

#CACBD0

text

#0B0C11

muted

#7C7D80

Preview Lab

Preview with #496796

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

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