#496A99#496A99

#496A99 is a mid, moderate blue. Relative luminance 0.140; OKLCH L 52.0% C 0.084 H 257.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.52:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#496A99
RGB	rgb(73, 106, 153)
HSL	hsl(215, 35%, 44%)
HSV	hsv(215, 52%, 60%)
CMYK	cmyk(52.3%, 30.7%, 0%, 40%)
CIE-LAB	lab(44.27, 2.07, -29.23)
CIE-LCH	lch(44.27, 29.30, 274.04°)
OKLab	oklab(51.99% -0.0186 -0.0821)
OKLCH	oklch(51.99% 0.084 257.3)
XYZ	xyz(13.6495, 14.0234, 32.1183)
Luminance	0.1402 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

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Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#496A99 #997849

analogous

#499299 #496A99 #504999

triadic

#496A99 #99496A #6A9949

tetradic

#496A99 #994992 #997849 #499950

square

#496A99 #994992 #997849 #499950

split-complementary

#496A99 #995049 #929949

monochromatic

#213146 #354D70 #496A99 #6889B7 #92A9CB

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.52

#496A99 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.80

#496A99 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #496A99

5.52:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##496A99	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##496A99	1.00	5.52	3.80	5.52
#FFFFFF	5.52	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.80	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.52	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#586D9B

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#4E6598

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#22747B

Achromatopsia (no color)

#696969

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #496a99;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(73, 106, 153);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(52.0% 0.084 257.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8194b7',
    500: '#496a99',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #496a99;
$custom-light: #8194b7;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#496a99",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 73,
    "g": 106,
    "b": 153
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 215.25,
    "s": 35.398,
    "l": 44.314
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.51989,
    "c": 0.08416,
    "h": 257.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.14024
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#496A99

secondary

#B7A387

accent

#9E5CCB

background

#F8F9FB

surface

#EFF1F6

border

#CACBD0

text

#0B0D11

muted

#7C7E80

Preview Lab

Preview with #496A99

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

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