#496CA5#496CA5

#496CA5 is a mid, moderate blue. Relative luminance 0.149; OKLCH L 53.1% C 0.099 H 259.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.29:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#496CA5
RGB	rgb(73, 108, 165)
HSL	hsl(217, 39%, 47%)
HSV	hsv(217, 56%, 65%)
CMYK	cmyk(55.8%, 34.5%, 0%, 35.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(45.44, 4.78, -34.48)
CIE-LCH	lch(45.44, 34.81, 277.89°)
OKLab	oklab(53.1% -0.0176 -0.0973)
OKLCH	oklch(53.1% 0.099 259.8)
XYZ	xyz(14.8994, 14.8570, 37.6726)
Luminance	0.1486 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#496CA5 #A58249

analogous

#499AA5 #496CA5 #5449A5

triadic

#496CA5 #A5496C #6CA549

tetradic

#496CA5 #A5499A #A58249 #49A554

square

#496CA5 #A5499A #A58249 #49A554

split-complementary

#496CA5 #A55449 #9AA549

monochromatic

#233450 #36507B #496CA5 #6D8CBE #97ADD1

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.29

#496CA5 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.97

#496CA5 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #496CA5

5.29:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##496CA5	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##496CA5	1.00	5.29	3.97	5.29
#FFFFFF	5.29	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.97	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.29	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#5570A7

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#4A68A4

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#0F7981

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6C6C6C

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #496ca5;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(73, 108, 165);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(53.1% 0.099 259.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8295c0',
    500: '#496ca5',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #496ca5;
$custom-light: #8295c0;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#496ca5",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 73,
    "g": 108,
    "b": 165
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 217.174,
    "s": 38.655,
    "l": 46.667
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.53095,
    "c": 0.09889,
    "h": 259.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.14858
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#496CA5

secondary

#BDAB8D

accent

#A259CF

background

#F8F9FB

surface

#EFF1F7

border

#CACBD0

text

#0B0D12

muted

#7C7E81

Preview Lab

Preview with #496CA5

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

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