#496BAE#496BAE

#496BAE is a mid, moderate blue. Relative luminance 0.150; OKLCH L 53.4% C 0.113 H 262.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.25:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#496BAE
RGB	rgb(73, 107, 174)
HSL	hsl(220, 41%, 48%)
HSV	hsv(220, 58%, 68%)
CMYK	cmyk(58%, 38.5%, 0%, 31.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(45.62, 8.42, -39.47)
CIE-LCH	lch(45.62, 40.36, 282.04°)
OKLab	oklab(53.39% -0.0142 -0.1119)
OKLCH	oklch(53.39% 0.113 262.8)
XYZ	xyz(15.6427, 14.9866, 42.1046)
Luminance	0.1499 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#496BAE #AE8C49

analogous

#499DAE #496BAE #5949AE

triadic

#496BAE #AE496B #6BAE49

tetradic

#496BAE #AE499D #AE8C49 #49AE59

square

#496BAE #AE499D #AE8C49 #49AE59

split-complementary

#496BAE #AE5949 #9DAE49

monochromatic

#253658 #375083 #496BAE #718DC3 #9CAFD5

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.25

#496BAE on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.00

#496BAE on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #496BAE

5.25:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##496BAE	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##496BAE	1.00	5.25	4.00	5.25
#FFFFFF	5.25	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.00	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.25	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#4F71B1

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#4268AD

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#007A84

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6C6C6C

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #496bae;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(73, 107, 174);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(53.4% 0.113 262.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8495c6',
    500: '#496bae',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #496bae;
$custom-light: #8495c6;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#496bae",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 73,
    "g": 107,
    "b": 174
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 219.802,
    "s": 40.891,
    "l": 48.431
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.53386,
    "c": 0.1128,
    "h": 262.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.14988
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#496BAE

secondary

#C2B191

accent

#A857D1

background

#F8F9FC

surface

#F0F1F8

border

#CBCBD1

text

#0B0D13

muted

#7C7E82

Preview Lab

Preview with #496BAE

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

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