#496799#496799

#496799 is a mid, moderate blue. Relative luminance 0.134; OKLCH L 51.3% C 0.087 H 260.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.70:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#496799
RGB	rgb(73, 103, 153)
HSL	hsl(218, 35%, 44%)
HSV	hsv(218, 52%, 60%)
CMYK	cmyk(52.3%, 32.7%, 0%, 40%)
CIE-LAB	lab(43.38, 3.92, -30.61)
CIE-LCH	lch(43.38, 30.86, 277.29°)
OKLab	oklab(51.3% -0.0148 -0.0861)
OKLCH	oklch(51.3% 0.087 260.2)
XYZ	xyz(13.3457, 13.4159, 32.0171)
Luminance	0.1342 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#496799 #997B49

analogous

#498F99 #496799 #534999

triadic

#496799 #994967 #679949

tetradic

#496799 #99498F #997B49 #499953

square

#496799 #99498F #997B49 #499953

split-complementary

#496799 #995349 #8F9949

monochromatic

#212F46 #354B70 #496799 #6886B7 #92A7CB

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.70

#496799 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.68

#496799 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #496799

5.70:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##496799	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##496799	1.00	5.70	3.68	5.70
#FFFFFF	5.70	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.68	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.70	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#546B9B

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#4A6398

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#227279

Achromatopsia (no color)

#666666

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #496799;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(73, 103, 153);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(51.3% 0.087 260.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8192b7',
    500: '#496799',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #496799;
$custom-light: #8192b7;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#496799",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 73,
    "g": 103,
    "b": 153
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 217.5,
    "s": 35.398,
    "l": 44.314
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.51299,
    "c": 0.08739,
    "h": 260.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.13417
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#496799

secondary

#B7A587

accent

#A25CCB

background

#F8F8FB

surface

#EFF0F6

border

#CACBD0

text

#0B0C11

muted

#7C7D80

Preview Lab

Preview with #496799

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

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