#496BA7#496BA7

#496BA7 is a mid, moderate blue. Relative luminance 0.147; OKLCH L 53.0% C 0.103 H 261.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.32:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#496BA7
RGB	rgb(73, 107, 167)
HSL	hsl(218, 39%, 47%)
HSV	hsv(218, 56%, 65%)
CMYK	cmyk(56.3%, 35.9%, 0%, 34.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(45.25, 6.06, -35.95)
CIE-LCH	lch(45.25, 36.46, 279.57°)
OKLab	oklab(52.98% -0.0159 -0.1016)
OKLCH	oklch(52.98% 0.103 261.1)
XYZ	xyz(14.9780, 14.7207, 38.6038)
Luminance	0.1472 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#496BA7 #A78549

analogous

#499AA7 #496BA7 #5649A7

triadic

#496BA7 #A7496B #6BA749

tetradic

#496BA7 #A7499A #A78549 #49A756

square

#496BA7 #A7499A #A78549 #49A756

split-complementary

#496BA7 #A75649 #9AA749

monochromatic

#243452 #36507C #496BA7 #6E8BBF #98ADD2

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.32

#496BA7 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.94

#496BA7 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #496BA7

5.32:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##496BA7	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##496BA7	1.00	5.32	3.94	5.32
#FFFFFF	5.32	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.94	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.32	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#5370A9

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#4767A6

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#0B7881

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6B6B6B

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #496ba7;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(73, 107, 167);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(53.0% 0.103 261.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8395c1',
    500: '#496ba7',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #496ba7;
$custom-light: #8395c1;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#496ba7",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 73,
    "g": 107,
    "b": 167
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 218.298,
    "s": 39.167,
    "l": 47.059
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.52981,
    "c": 0.10285,
    "h": 261.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.14722
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#496BA7

secondary

#BEAD8D

accent

#A459CF

background

#F8F9FB

surface

#EFF1F7

border

#CACBD0

text

#0B0D12

muted

#7C7E81

Preview Lab

Preview with #496BA7

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

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