#496CA2#496CA2

#496CA2 is a mid, moderate blue. Relative luminance 0.147; OKLCH L 52.9% C 0.095 H 258.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.32:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#496CA2
RGB	rgb(73, 108, 162)
HSL	hsl(216, 38%, 46%)
HSV	hsv(216, 55%, 64%)
CMYK	cmyk(54.9%, 33.3%, 0%, 36.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(45.29, 3.78, -32.95)
CIE-LCH	lch(45.29, 33.16, 276.55°)
OKLab	oklab(52.93% -0.0184 -0.0929)
OKLCH	oklch(52.93% 0.095 258.8)
XYZ	xyz(14.6296, 14.7491, 36.2513)
Luminance	0.1475 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#496CA2 #A27F49

analogous

#4998A2 #496CA2 #5249A2

triadic

#496CA2 #A2496C #6CA249

tetradic

#496CA2 #A24998 #A27F49 #49A252

square

#496CA2 #A24998 #A27F49 #49A252

split-complementary

#496CA2 #A25249 #98A249

monochromatic

#23344E #365078 #496CA2 #6C8BBD #96ADD0

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.32

#496CA2 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.95

#496CA2 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #496CA2

5.32:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##496CA2	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##496CA2	1.00	5.32	3.95	5.32
#FFFFFF	5.32	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.95	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.32	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#5670A4

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#4B67A1

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#15787F

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6B6B6B

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #496ca2;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(73, 108, 162);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(52.9% 0.095 258.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8295be',
    500: '#496ca2',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #496ca2;
$custom-light: #8295be;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#496ca2",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 73,
    "g": 108,
    "b": 162
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 216.404,
    "s": 37.872,
    "l": 46.078
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.5293,
    "c": 0.09467,
    "h": 258.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.1475
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#496CA2

secondary

#BCA98B

accent

#A05ACE

background

#F8F9FB

surface

#EFF1F6

border

#CACBD0

text

#0B0D12

muted

#7C7E81

Preview Lab

Preview with #496CA2

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

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