#496AA7#496AA7

#496AA7 is a mid, moderate blue. Relative luminance 0.145; OKLCH L 52.8% C 0.104 H 261.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.38:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#496AA7
RGB	rgb(73, 106, 167)
HSL	hsl(219, 39%, 47%)
HSV	hsv(219, 56%, 65%)
CMYK	cmyk(56.3%, 36.5%, 0%, 34.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(44.96, 6.68, -36.41)
CIE-LCH	lch(44.96, 37.02, 280.40°)
OKLab	oklab(52.76% -0.0147 -0.103)
OKLCH	oklch(52.76% 0.104 261.9)
XYZ	xyz(14.8744, 14.5134, 38.5693)
Luminance	0.1452 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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Tints

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#496AA7 #A78649

analogous

#4999A7 #496AA7 #5749A7

triadic

#496AA7 #A7496A #6AA749

tetradic

#496AA7 #A74999 #A78649 #49A757

square

#496AA7 #A74999 #A78649 #49A757

split-complementary

#496AA7 #A75749 #99A749

monochromatic

#243452 #364F7C #496AA7 #6E8ABF #98ADD2

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.38

#496AA7 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.90

#496AA7 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #496AA7

5.38:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##496AA7	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##496AA7	1.00	5.38	3.90	5.38
#FFFFFF	5.38	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.90	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.38	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#516FA9

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#4666A6

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#0B7780

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6A6A6A

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #496aa7;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(73, 106, 167);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(52.8% 0.104 261.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8394c1',
    500: '#496aa7',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #496aa7;
$custom-light: #8394c1;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#496aa7",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 73,
    "g": 106,
    "b": 167
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 218.936,
    "s": 39.167,
    "l": 47.059
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.52757,
    "c": 0.104,
    "h": 261.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.14515
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#496AA7

secondary

#BEAD8D

accent

#A659CF

background

#F8F9FB

surface

#EFF1F7

border

#CACBD0

text

#0B0D12

muted

#7C7E81

Preview Lab

Preview with #496AA7

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

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