#496AAF#496AAF

#496AAF is a mid, moderate blue. Relative luminance 0.148; OKLCH L 53.2% C 0.115 H 263.6°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.30:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#496AAF
RGB	rgb(73, 106, 175)
HSL	hsl(221, 41%, 49%)
HSV	hsv(221, 58%, 69%)
CMYK	cmyk(58.3%, 39.4%, 0%, 31.4%)
CIE-LAB	lab(45.38, 9.38, -40.43)
CIE-LCH	lch(45.38, 41.50, 283.07°)
OKLab	oklab(53.22% -0.0128 -0.1147)
OKLCH	oklch(53.22% 0.115 263.6)
XYZ	xyz(15.6369, 14.8184, 42.5853)
Luminance	0.1482 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

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Perceptual scales

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Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#496AAF #AF8E49

analogous

#499DAF #496AAF #5B49AF

triadic

#496AAF #AF496A #6AAF49

tetradic

#496AAF #AF499D #AF8E49 #49AF5B

square

#496AAF #AF499D #AF8E49 #49AF5B

split-complementary

#496AAF #AF5B49 #9DAF49

monochromatic

#253659 #375084 #496AAF #718CC4 #9CAFD6

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.30

#496AAF on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.96

#496AAF on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #496AAF

5.30:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##496AAF	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##496AAF	1.00	5.30	3.96	5.30
#FFFFFF	5.30	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.96	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.30	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#4D70B2

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#4067AE

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#007984

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6B6B6B

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #496aaf;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(73, 106, 175);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(53.2% 0.115 263.6);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8494c7',
    500: '#496aaf',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #496aaf;
$custom-light: #8494c7;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#496aaf",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 73,
    "g": 106,
    "b": 175
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 220.588,
    "s": 41.129,
    "l": 48.627
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.53224,
    "c": 0.11541,
    "h": 263.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.1482
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#496AAF

secondary

#C2B391

accent

#A957D1

background

#F8F9FC

surface

#F0F1F8

border

#CBCBD1

text

#0B0D13

muted

#7C7E82

Preview Lab

Preview with #496AAF

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

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