#496BAD#496BAD

#496BAD is a mid, moderate blue. Relative luminance 0.149; OKLCH L 53.3% C 0.111 H 262.6°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.26:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#496BAD
RGB	rgb(73, 107, 173)
HSL	hsl(220, 41%, 48%)
HSV	hsv(220, 58%, 68%)
CMYK	cmyk(57.8%, 38.2%, 0%, 32.2%)
CIE-LAB	lab(45.56, 8.08, -38.97)
CIE-LCH	lch(45.56, 39.80, 281.72°)
OKLab	oklab(53.33% -0.0144 -0.1104)
OKLCH	oklch(53.33% 0.111 262.6)
XYZ	xyz(15.5456, 14.9477, 41.5931)
Luminance	0.1495 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#496BAD #AD8B49

analogous

#499DAD #496BAD #5949AD

triadic

#496BAD #AD496B #6BAD49

tetradic

#496BAD #AD499D #AD8B49 #49AD59

square

#496BAD #AD499D #AD8B49 #49AD59

split-complementary

#496BAD #AD5949 #9DAD49

monochromatic

#253657 #375082 #496BAD #708CC3 #9BAFD5

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.26

#496BAD on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.99

#496BAD on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #496BAD

5.26:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##496BAD	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##496BAD	1.00	5.26	3.99	5.26
#FFFFFF	5.26	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.99	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.26	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#5071B0

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#4368AC

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#007A84

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6C6C6C

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #496bad;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(73, 107, 173);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(53.3% 0.111 262.6);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8395c6',
    500: '#496bad',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #496bad;
$custom-light: #8395c6;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#496bad",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 73,
    "g": 107,
    "b": 173
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 219.6,
    "s": 40.65,
    "l": 48.235
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.53327,
    "c": 0.11138,
    "h": 262.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.14949
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#496BAD

secondary

#C1B190

accent

#A757D1

background

#F8F9FC

surface

#F0F1F8

border

#CBCBD1

text

#0B0D13

muted

#7C7E82

Preview Lab

Preview with #496BAD

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

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