#496AAA#496AAA

#496AAA is a mid, moderate blue. Relative luminance 0.146; OKLCH L 52.9% C 0.108 H 262.6°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.35:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#496AAA
RGB	rgb(73, 106, 170)
HSL	hsl(220, 40%, 48%)
HSV	hsv(220, 57%, 67%)
CMYK	cmyk(57.1%, 37.6%, 0%, 33.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(45.12, 7.69, -37.92)
CIE-LCH	lch(45.12, 38.69, 281.47°)
OKLab	oklab(52.93% -0.014 -0.1074)
OKLCH	oklch(52.93% 0.108 262.6)
XYZ	xyz(15.1549, 14.6256, 40.0468)
Luminance	0.1463 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#496AAA #AA8949

analogous

#499AAA #496AAA #5949AA

triadic

#496AAA #AA496A #6AAA49

tetradic

#496AAA #AA499A #AA8949 #49AA59

square

#496AAA #AA499A #AA8949 #49AA59

split-complementary

#496AAA #AA5949 #9AAA49

monochromatic

#243554 #374F7F #496AAA #6F8BC1 #9AADD4

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.35

#496AAA on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.93

#496AAA on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #496AAA

5.35:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##496AAA	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##496AAA	1.00	5.35	3.93	5.35
#FFFFFF	5.35	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.93	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.35	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#5070AD

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#4367A9

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#027882

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6B6B6B

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #496aaa;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(73, 106, 170);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(52.9% 0.108 262.6);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8394c3',
    500: '#496aaa',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #496aaa;
$custom-light: #8394c3;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#496aaa",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 73,
    "g": 106,
    "b": 170
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 219.588,
    "s": 39.918,
    "l": 47.647
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.5293,
    "c": 0.10828,
    "h": 262.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.14627
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#496AAA

secondary

#C0AF8F

accent

#A758D0

background

#F8F9FC

surface

#EFF1F8

border

#CACBD1

text

#0B0D12

muted

#7C7E81

Preview Lab

Preview with #496AAA

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

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