#496CA6#496CA6

#496CA6 is a mid, moderate blue. Relative luminance 0.149; OKLCH L 53.1% C 0.100 H 260.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.28:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#496CA6
RGB	rgb(73, 108, 166)
HSL	hsl(217, 39%, 47%)
HSV	hsv(217, 56%, 65%)
CMYK	cmyk(56%, 34.9%, 0%, 34.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(45.49, 5.11, -34.99)
CIE-LCH	lch(45.49, 35.36, 278.31°)
OKLab	oklab(53.15% -0.0173 -0.0988)
OKLCH	oklch(53.15% 0.1 260.1)
XYZ	xyz(14.9908, 14.8936, 38.1538)
Luminance	0.1489 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#496CA6 #A68349

analogous

#499BA6 #496CA6 #5549A6

triadic

#496CA6 #A6496C #6CA649

tetradic

#496CA6 #A6499B #A68349 #49A655

square

#496CA6 #A6499B #A68349 #49A655

split-complementary

#496CA6 #A65549 #9BA649

monochromatic

#243551 #36507B #496CA6 #6D8CBF #98AED2

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.28

#496CA6 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.98

#496CA6 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #496CA6

5.28:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##496CA6	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##496CA6	1.00	5.28	3.98	5.28
#FFFFFF	5.28	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.98	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.28	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#5570A8

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#4968A5

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#0D7981

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6C6C6C

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #496ca6;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(73, 108, 166);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(53.1% 0.100 260.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8295c0',
    500: '#496ca6',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #496ca6;
$custom-light: #8295c0;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#496ca6",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 73,
    "g": 108,
    "b": 166
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 217.419,
    "s": 38.912,
    "l": 46.863
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.5315,
    "c": 0.10031,
    "h": 260.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.14895
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#496CA6

secondary

#BEAB8D

accent

#A259CF

background

#F8F9FB

surface

#EFF1F7

border

#CACBD0

text

#0B0D12

muted

#7C7E81

Preview Lab

Preview with #496CA6

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

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