#496AA6#496AA6

#496AA6 is a mid, moderate blue. Relative luminance 0.145; OKLCH L 52.7% C 0.103 H 261.6°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.39:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#496AA6
RGB	rgb(73, 106, 166)
HSL	hsl(219, 39%, 47%)
HSV	hsv(219, 56%, 65%)
CMYK	cmyk(56%, 36.1%, 0%, 34.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(44.91, 6.35, -35.90)
CIE-LCH	lch(44.91, 36.46, 280.03°)
OKLab	oklab(52.7% -0.0149 -0.1015)
OKLCH	oklch(52.7% 0.103 261.6)
XYZ	xyz(14.7823, 14.4766, 38.0843)
Luminance	0.1448 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#496AA6 #A68549

analogous

#4999A6 #496AA6 #5749A6

triadic

#496AA6 #A6496A #6AA649

tetradic

#496AA6 #A64999 #A68549 #49A657

square

#496AA6 #A64999 #A68549 #49A657

split-complementary

#496AA6 #A65749 #99A649

monochromatic

#243451 #364F7B #496AA6 #6D8ABF #98ACD2

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.39

#496AA6 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.90

#496AA6 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #496AA6

5.39:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##496AA6	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##496AA6	1.00	5.39	3.90	5.39
#FFFFFF	5.39	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.90	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.39	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#526FA8

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#4666A5

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#0E7780

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6A6A6A

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #496aa6;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(73, 106, 166);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(52.7% 0.103 261.6);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8394c0',
    500: '#496aa6',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #496aa6;
$custom-light: #8394c0;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#496aa6",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 73,
    "g": 106,
    "b": 166
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 218.71,
    "s": 38.912,
    "l": 46.863
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.527,
    "c": 0.10257,
    "h": 261.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.14478
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#496AA6

secondary

#BEAC8D

accent

#A559CF

background

#F8F9FB

surface

#EFF1F7

border

#CACBD0

text

#0B0D12

muted

#7C7E81

Preview Lab

Preview with #496AA6

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

Preview Lab → · Contrast checker → · Palette generator →