#496CA8#496CA8

#496CA8 is a mid, moderate blue. Relative luminance 0.150; OKLCH L 53.3% C 0.103 H 260.6°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.26:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#496CA8
RGB	rgb(73, 108, 168)
HSL	hsl(218, 39%, 47%)
HSV	hsv(218, 57%, 66%)
CMYK	cmyk(56.5%, 35.7%, 0%, 34.1%)
CIE-LAB	lab(45.59, 5.78, -36.00)
CIE-LCH	lch(45.59, 36.46, 279.12°)
OKLab	oklab(53.26% -0.0168 -0.1018)
OKLCH	oklch(53.26% 0.103 260.6)
XYZ	xyz(15.1757, 14.9675, 39.1275)
Luminance	0.1497 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#496CA8 #A88549

analogous

#499BA8 #496CA8 #5649A8

triadic

#496CA8 #A8496C #6CA849

tetradic

#496CA8 #A8499B #A88549 #49A856

square

#496CA8 #A8499B #A88549 #49A856

split-complementary

#496CA8 #A85649 #9BA849

monochromatic

#243553 #36517D #496CA8 #6E8CC0 #99AED3

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.26

#496CA8 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.99

#496CA8 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #496CA8

5.26:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##496CA8	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##496CA8	1.00	5.26	3.99	5.26
#FFFFFF	5.26	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.99	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.26	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#5471AA

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#4868A7

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#077982

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6C6C6C

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #496ca8;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(73, 108, 168);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(53.3% 0.103 260.6);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8395c2',
    500: '#496ca8',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #496ca8;
$custom-light: #8395c2;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#496ca8",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 73,
    "g": 108,
    "b": 168
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 217.895,
    "s": 39.419,
    "l": 47.255
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.53263,
    "c": 0.10313,
    "h": 260.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.14969
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#496CA8

secondary

#BFAD8E

accent

#A458CF

background

#F8F9FB

surface

#EFF1F7

border

#CACBD0

text

#0B0D12

muted

#7C7E81

Preview Lab

Preview with #496CA8

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

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