#496BA8#496BA8

#496BA8 is a mid, moderate blue. Relative luminance 0.148; OKLCH L 53.0% C 0.104 H 261.4°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.31:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#496BA8
RGB	rgb(73, 107, 168)
HSL	hsl(219, 39%, 47%)
HSV	hsv(219, 57%, 66%)
CMYK	cmyk(56.5%, 36.3%, 0%, 34.1%)
CIE-LAB	lab(45.30, 6.40, -36.46)
CIE-LCH	lch(45.30, 37.01, 279.95°)
OKLab	oklab(53.04% -0.0156 -0.1031)
OKLCH	oklch(53.04% 0.104 261.4)
XYZ	xyz(15.0708, 14.7578, 39.0926)
Luminance	0.1476 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#496BA8 #A88649

analogous

#499BA8 #496BA8 #5649A8

triadic

#496BA8 #A8496B #6BA849

tetradic

#496BA8 #A8499B #A88649 #49A856

square

#496BA8 #A8499B #A88649 #49A856

split-complementary

#496BA8 #A85649 #9BA849

monochromatic

#243553 #36507D #496BA8 #6E8BC0 #99ADD3

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.31

#496BA8 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.95

#496BA8 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #496BA8

5.31:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##496BA8	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##496BA8	1.00	5.31	3.95	5.31
#FFFFFF	5.31	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.95	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.31	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#5270AA

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#4667A7

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#087881

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6B6B6B

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #496ba8;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(73, 107, 168);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(53.0% 0.104 261.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8395c2',
    500: '#496ba8',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #496ba8;
$custom-light: #8395c2;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#496ba8",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 73,
    "g": 107,
    "b": 168
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 218.526,
    "s": 39.419,
    "l": 47.255
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.53038,
    "c": 0.10428,
    "h": 261.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.14759
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#496BA8

secondary

#BFAD8E

accent

#A558CF

background

#F8F9FB

surface

#EFF1F7

border

#CACBD0

text

#0B0D12

muted

#7C7E81

Preview Lab

Preview with #496BA8

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

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