#496997#496997

#496997 is a mid, moderate blue. Relative luminance 0.138; OKLCH L 51.7% C 0.082 H 257.4°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.60:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#496997
RGB	rgb(73, 105, 151)
HSL	hsl(215, 35%, 44%)
HSV	hsv(215, 52%, 59%)
CMYK	cmyk(51.7%, 30.5%, 0%, 40.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(43.88, 2.03, -28.65)
CIE-LCH	lch(43.88, 28.72, 274.06°)
OKLab	oklab(51.65% -0.0179 -0.0804)
OKLCH	oklch(51.65% 0.082 257.4)
XYZ	xyz(13.3832, 13.7530, 31.2215)
Luminance	0.1375 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#496997 #977749

analogous

#499097 #496997 #504997

triadic

#496997 #974969 #699749

tetradic

#496997 #974990 #977749 #499750

square

#496997 #974990 #977749 #499750

split-complementary

#496997 #975049 #909749

monochromatic

#213044 #354C6E #496997 #6788B6 #91A8CA

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.60

#496997 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.75

#496997 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #496997

5.60:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##496997	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##496997	1.00	5.60	3.75	5.60
#FFFFFF	5.60	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.75	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.60	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#576C99

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#4E6496

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#247379

Achromatopsia (no color)

#686868

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #496997;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(73, 105, 151);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(51.7% 0.082 257.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8193b6',
    500: '#496997',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #496997;
$custom-light: #8193b6;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#496997",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 73,
    "g": 105,
    "b": 151
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 215.385,
    "s": 34.821,
    "l": 43.922
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.51653,
    "c": 0.08239,
    "h": 257.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.13754
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#496997

secondary

#B6A286

accent

#9E5DCB

background

#F8F9FB

surface

#EFF1F6

border

#CACBD0

text

#0B0D11

muted

#7C7E80

Preview Lab

Preview with #496997

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

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