#496AA2#496AA2

#496AA2 is a mid, moderate blue. Relative luminance 0.143; OKLCH L 52.5% C 0.097 H 260.5°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.43:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#496AA2
RGB	rgb(73, 106, 162)
HSL	hsl(218, 38%, 46%)
HSV	hsv(218, 55%, 64%)
CMYK	cmyk(54.9%, 34.6%, 0%, 36.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(44.71, 5.02, -33.86)
CIE-LCH	lch(44.71, 34.23, 278.43°)
OKLab	oklab(52.48% -0.016 -0.0955)
OKLCH	oklch(52.48% 0.097 260.5)
XYZ	xyz(14.4210, 14.3321, 36.1818)
Luminance	0.1433 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#496AA2 #A28149

analogous

#4996A2 #496AA2 #5449A2

triadic

#496AA2 #A2496A #6AA249

tetradic

#496AA2 #A24996 #A28149 #49A254

square

#496AA2 #A24996 #A28149 #49A254

split-complementary

#496AA2 #A25449 #96A249

monochromatic

#23334E #364E78 #496AA2 #6C8ABD #96ABD0

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.43

#496AA2 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.87

#496AA2 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #496AA2

5.43:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##496AA2	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##496AA2	1.00	5.43	3.87	5.43
#FFFFFF	5.43	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.87	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.43	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#546EA4

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#4966A1

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#16767E

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6A6A6A

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #496aa2;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(73, 106, 162);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(52.5% 0.097 260.5);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8294be',
    500: '#496aa2',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #496aa2;
$custom-light: #8294be;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#496aa2",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 73,
    "g": 106,
    "b": 162
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 217.753,
    "s": 37.872,
    "l": 46.078
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.52475,
    "c": 0.09688,
    "h": 260.5
  },
  "luminance": 0.14333
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#496AA2

secondary

#BCAA8B

accent

#A35ACE

background

#F8F9FB

surface

#EFF1F6

border

#CACBD0

text

#0B0D12

muted

#7C7E81

Preview Lab

Preview with #496AA2

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

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