#496CA3#496CA3

#496CA3 is a mid, moderate blue. Relative luminance 0.148; OKLCH L 53.0% C 0.096 H 259.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.31:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#496CA3
RGB	rgb(73, 108, 163)
HSL	hsl(217, 38%, 46%)
HSV	hsv(217, 55%, 64%)
CMYK	cmyk(55.2%, 33.7%, 0%, 36.1%)
CIE-LAB	lab(45.34, 4.11, -33.46)
CIE-LCH	lch(45.34, 33.71, 277.01°)
OKLab	oklab(52.98% -0.0181 -0.0944)
OKLCH	oklch(52.98% 0.096 259.1)
XYZ	xyz(14.7188, 14.7848, 36.7213)
Luminance	0.1479 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#496CA3 #A38049

analogous

#4999A3 #496CA3 #5349A3

triadic

#496CA3 #A3496C #6CA349

tetradic

#496CA3 #A34999 #A38049 #49A353

square

#496CA3 #A34999 #A38049 #49A353

split-complementary

#496CA3 #A35349 #99A349

monochromatic

#23344E #365079 #496CA3 #6C8CBD #96ADD0

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.31

#496CA3 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.96

#496CA3 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #496CA3

5.31:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##496CA3	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##496CA3	1.00	5.31	3.96	5.31
#FFFFFF	5.31	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.96	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.31	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#5670A5

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#4B67A2

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#137880

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6B6B6B

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #496ca3;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(73, 108, 163);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(53.0% 0.096 259.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8295be',
    500: '#496ca3',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #496ca3;
$custom-light: #8295be;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#496ca3",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 73,
    "g": 108,
    "b": 163
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 216.667,
    "s": 38.136,
    "l": 46.275
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.52984,
    "c": 0.09608,
    "h": 259.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.14786
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#496CA3

secondary

#BCA98C

accent

#A15ACE

background

#F8F9FB

surface

#EFF1F7

border

#CACBD0

text

#0B0D12

muted

#7C7E81

Preview Lab

Preview with #496CA3

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

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