#496AAE#496AAE

#496AAE is a mid, moderate blue. Relative luminance 0.148; OKLCH L 53.2% C 0.114 H 263.4°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.31:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#496AAE
RGB	rgb(73, 106, 174)
HSL	hsl(220, 41%, 48%)
HSV	hsv(220, 58%, 68%)
CMYK	cmyk(58%, 39.1%, 0%, 31.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(45.33, 9.05, -39.93)
CIE-LCH	lch(45.33, 40.94, 282.76°)
OKLab	oklab(53.16% -0.013 -0.1132)
OKLCH	oklch(53.16% 0.114 263.4)
XYZ	xyz(15.5391, 14.7793, 42.0700)
Luminance	0.1478 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#496AAE #AE8D49

analogous

#499CAE #496AAE #5A49AE

triadic

#496AAE #AE496A #6AAE49

tetradic

#496AAE #AE499C #AE8D49 #49AE5A

square

#496AAE #AE499C #AE8D49 #49AE5A

split-complementary

#496AAE #AE5A49 #9CAE49

monochromatic

#253558 #375083 #496AAE #718CC3 #9CAFD5

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.31

#496AAE on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.96

#496AAE on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #496AAE

5.31:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##496AAE	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##496AAE	1.00	5.31	3.96	5.31
#FFFFFF	5.31	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.96	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.31	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#4D70B1

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#4067AD

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#007983

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6B6B6B

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #496aae;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(73, 106, 174);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(53.2% 0.114 263.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8494c6',
    500: '#496aae',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #496aae;
$custom-light: #8494c6;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#496aae",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 73,
    "g": 106,
    "b": 174
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 220.396,
    "s": 40.891,
    "l": 48.431
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.53165,
    "c": 0.11399,
    "h": 263.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.14781
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#496AAE

secondary

#C2B291

accent

#A957D1

background

#F8F9FC

surface

#F0F1F8

border

#CBCBD1

text

#0B0D13

muted

#7C7E82

Preview Lab

Preview with #496AAE

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

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