#496BA2#496BA2

#496BA2 is a mid, moderate blue. Relative luminance 0.145; OKLCH L 52.7% C 0.096 H 259.7°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.37:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#496BA2
RGB	rgb(73, 107, 162)
HSL	hsl(217, 38%, 46%)
HSV	hsv(217, 55%, 64%)
CMYK	cmyk(54.9%, 34%, 0%, 36.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(45.00, 4.40, -33.41)
CIE-LCH	lch(45.00, 33.69, 277.50°)
OKLab	oklab(52.7% -0.0172 -0.0942)
OKLCH	oklch(52.7% 0.096 259.7)
XYZ	xyz(14.5247, 14.5394, 36.2164)
Luminance	0.1454 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#496BA2 #A28049

analogous

#4997A2 #496BA2 #5449A2

triadic

#496BA2 #A2496B #6BA249

tetradic

#496BA2 #A24997 #A28049 #49A254

square

#496BA2 #A24997 #A28049 #49A254

split-complementary

#496BA2 #A25449 #97A249

monochromatic

#23334E #364F78 #496BA2 #6C8BBD #96ACD0

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.37

#496BA2 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.91

#496BA2 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #496BA2

5.37:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##496BA2	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##496BA2	1.00	5.37	3.91	5.37
#FFFFFF	5.37	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.91	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.37	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#556FA4

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#4A67A1

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#16777F

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6A6A6A

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #496ba2;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(73, 107, 162);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(52.7% 0.096 259.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8295be',
    500: '#496ba2',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #496ba2;
$custom-light: #8295be;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#496ba2",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 73,
    "g": 107,
    "b": 162
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 217.079,
    "s": 37.872,
    "l": 46.078
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.52702,
    "c": 0.09577,
    "h": 259.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.1454
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#496BA2

secondary

#BCA98B

accent

#A25ACE

background

#F8F9FB

surface

#EFF1F6

border

#CACBD0

text

#0B0D12

muted

#7C7E81

Preview Lab

Preview with #496BA2

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

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