#496CA7#496CA7

#496CA7 is a mid, moderate blue. Relative luminance 0.149; OKLCH L 53.2% C 0.102 H 260.4°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.27:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#496CA7
RGB	rgb(73, 108, 167)
HSL	hsl(218, 39%, 47%)
HSV	hsv(218, 56%, 65%)
CMYK	cmyk(56.3%, 35.3%, 0%, 34.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(45.54, 5.45, -35.49)
CIE-LCH	lch(45.54, 35.91, 278.72°)
OKLab	oklab(53.21% -0.017 -0.1003)
OKLCH	oklch(53.21% 0.102 260.4)
XYZ	xyz(15.0829, 14.9304, 38.6388)
Luminance	0.1493 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#496CA7 #A78449

analogous

#499BA7 #496CA7 #5549A7

triadic

#496CA7 #A7496C #6CA749

tetradic

#496CA7 #A7499B #A78449 #49A755

square

#496CA7 #A7499B #A78449 #49A755

split-complementary

#496CA7 #A75549 #9BA749

monochromatic

#243552 #36507C #496CA7 #6E8CBF #98AED2

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.27

#496CA7 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.99

#496CA7 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #496CA7

5.27:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##496CA7	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##496CA7	1.00	5.27	3.99	5.27
#FFFFFF	5.27	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.99	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.27	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#5471A9

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#4868A6

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#0A7982

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6C6C6C

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #496ca7;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(73, 108, 167);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(53.2% 0.102 260.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8395c1',
    500: '#496ca7',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #496ca7;
$custom-light: #8395c1;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#496ca7",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 73,
    "g": 108,
    "b": 167
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 217.66,
    "s": 39.167,
    "l": 47.059
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.53206,
    "c": 0.10172,
    "h": 260.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.14932
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#496CA7

secondary

#BEAC8D

accent

#A359CF

background

#F8F9FB

surface

#EFF1F7

border

#CACBD0

text

#0B0D12

muted

#7C7E81

Preview Lab

Preview with #496CA7

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

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