#496BA3#496BA3

#496BA3 is a mid, moderate blue. Relative luminance 0.146; OKLCH L 52.8% C 0.097 H 260.0°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.36:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#496BA3
RGB	rgb(73, 107, 163)
HSL	hsl(217, 38%, 46%)
HSV	hsv(217, 55%, 64%)
CMYK	cmyk(55.2%, 34.4%, 0%, 36.1%)
CIE-LAB	lab(45.05, 4.73, -33.92)
CIE-LCH	lch(45.05, 34.25, 277.94°)
OKLab	oklab(52.76% -0.0169 -0.0957)
OKLCH	oklch(52.76% 0.097 260)
XYZ	xyz(14.6139, 14.5751, 36.6864)
Luminance	0.1458 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#496BA3 #A38149

analogous

#4998A3 #496BA3 #5449A3

triadic

#496BA3 #A3496B #6BA349

tetradic

#496BA3 #A34998 #A38149 #49A354

square

#496BA3 #A34998 #A38149 #49A354

split-complementary

#496BA3 #A35449 #98A349

monochromatic

#23344E #364F79 #496BA3 #6C8BBD #96ACD0

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.36

#496BA3 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.92

#496BA3 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #496BA3

5.36:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##496BA3	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##496BA3	1.00	5.36	3.92	5.36
#FFFFFF	5.36	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.92	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.36	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#556FA5

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#4967A2

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#14777F

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6B6B6B

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #496ba3;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(73, 107, 163);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(52.8% 0.097 260.0);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8295be',
    500: '#496ba3',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #496ba3;
$custom-light: #8295be;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#496ba3",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 73,
    "g": 107,
    "b": 163
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 217.333,
    "s": 38.136,
    "l": 46.275
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.52757,
    "c": 0.09718,
    "h": 260
  },
  "luminance": 0.14576
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#496BA3

secondary

#BCAA8C

accent

#A25ACE

background

#F8F9FB

surface

#EFF1F7

border

#CACBD0

text

#0B0D12

muted

#7C7E81

Preview Lab

Preview with #496BA3

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

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