#496BAF#496BAF

#496BAF is a mid, moderate blue. Relative luminance 0.150; OKLCH L 53.4% C 0.114 H 263.0°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.24:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#496BAF
RGB	rgb(73, 107, 175)
HSL	hsl(220, 41%, 49%)
HSV	hsv(220, 58%, 69%)
CMYK	cmyk(58.3%, 38.9%, 0%, 31.4%)
CIE-LAB	lab(45.67, 8.76, -39.97)
CIE-LCH	lch(45.67, 40.92, 282.36°)
OKLab	oklab(53.45% -0.0139 -0.1134)
OKLCH	oklch(53.45% 0.114 263)
XYZ	xyz(15.7406, 15.0257, 42.6199)
Luminance	0.1503 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#496BAF #AF8D49

analogous

#499EAF #496BAF #5A49AF

triadic

#496BAF #AF496B #6BAF49

tetradic

#496BAF #AF499E #AF8D49 #49AF5A

square

#496BAF #AF499E #AF8D49 #49AF5A

split-complementary

#496BAF #AF5A49 #9EAF49

monochromatic

#253659 #375184 #496BAF #718DC4 #9CB0D6

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.24

#496BAF on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.01

#496BAF on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #496BAF

5.24:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##496BAF	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##496BAF	1.00	5.24	4.01	5.24
#FFFFFF	5.24	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.01	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.24	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#4E71B2

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#4168AE

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#007A84

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6C6C6C

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #496baf;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(73, 107, 175);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(53.4% 0.114 263.0);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8495c7',
    500: '#496baf',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #496baf;
$custom-light: #8495c7;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#496baf",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 73,
    "g": 107,
    "b": 175
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 220,
    "s": 41.129,
    "l": 48.627
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.53445,
    "c": 0.11422,
    "h": 263
  },
  "luminance": 0.15027
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#496BAF

secondary

#C2B291

accent

#A857D1

background

#F8F9FC

surface

#F0F1F8

border

#CBCBD1

text

#0B0D13

muted

#7C7E82

Preview Lab

Preview with #496BAF

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

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