#496AA5#496AA5

#496AA5 is a mid, moderate blue. Relative luminance 0.144; OKLCH L 52.6% C 0.101 H 261.4°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.40:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#496AA5
RGB	rgb(73, 106, 165)
HSL	hsl(218, 39%, 47%)
HSV	hsv(218, 56%, 65%)
CMYK	cmyk(55.8%, 35.8%, 0%, 35.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(44.86, 6.02, -35.39)
CIE-LCH	lch(44.86, 35.90, 279.65°)
OKLab	oklab(52.64% -0.0152 -0.1)
OKLCH	oklch(52.64% 0.101 261.4)
XYZ	xyz(14.6909, 14.4400, 37.6031)
Luminance	0.1444 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#496AA5 #A58449

analogous

#4998A5 #496AA5 #5649A5

triadic

#496AA5 #A5496A #6AA549

tetradic

#496AA5 #A54998 #A58449 #49A556

square

#496AA5 #A54998 #A58449 #49A556

split-complementary

#496AA5 #A55649 #98A549

monochromatic

#233350 #364F7B #496AA5 #6D8ABE #97ACD1

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.40

#496AA5 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.89

#496AA5 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #496AA5

5.40:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##496AA5	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##496AA5	1.00	5.40	3.89	5.40
#FFFFFF	5.40	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.89	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.40	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#526FA7

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#4766A4

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#107780

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6A6A6A

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #496aa5;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(73, 106, 165);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(52.6% 0.101 261.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8294c0',
    500: '#496aa5',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #496aa5;
$custom-light: #8294c0;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#496aa5",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 73,
    "g": 106,
    "b": 165
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 218.478,
    "s": 38.655,
    "l": 46.667
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.52643,
    "c": 0.10115,
    "h": 261.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.14441
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#496AA5

secondary

#BDAC8D

accent

#A459CF

background

#F8F9FB

surface

#EFF1F7

border

#CACBD0

text

#0B0D12

muted

#7C7E81

Preview Lab

Preview with #496AA5

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

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