#496CA9#496CA9

#496CA9 is a mid, moderate blue. Relative luminance 0.150; OKLCH L 53.3% C 0.105 H 260.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.25:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#496CA9
RGB	rgb(73, 108, 169)
HSL	hsl(218, 40%, 47%)
HSV	hsv(218, 57%, 66%)
CMYK	cmyk(56.8%, 36.1%, 0%, 33.7%)
CIE-LAB	lab(45.64, 6.11, -36.51)
CIE-LCH	lch(45.64, 37.02, 279.51°)
OKLab	oklab(53.32% -0.0165 -0.1032)
OKLCH	oklch(53.32% 0.105 260.9)
XYZ	xyz(15.2692, 15.0049, 39.6200)
Luminance	0.1501 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#496CA9 #A98649

analogous

#499CA9 #496CA9 #5649A9

triadic

#496CA9 #A9496C #6CA949

tetradic

#496CA9 #A9499C #A98649 #49A956

square

#496CA9 #A9499C #A98649 #49A956

split-complementary

#496CA9 #A95649 #9CA949

monochromatic

#243554 #37517E #496CA9 #6F8CC1 #99AED3

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.25

#496CA9 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.00

#496CA9 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #496CA9

5.25:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##496CA9	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##496CA9	1.00	5.25	4.00	5.25
#FFFFFF	5.25	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.00	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.25	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#5371AC

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#4768A8

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#047A82

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6C6C6C

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #496ca9;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(73, 108, 169);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(53.3% 0.105 260.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8395c3',
    500: '#496ca9',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #496ca9;
$custom-light: #8395c3;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#496ca9",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 73,
    "g": 108,
    "b": 169
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 218.125,
    "s": 39.669,
    "l": 47.451
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.53319,
    "c": 0.10455,
    "h": 260.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.15006
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#496CA9

secondary

#BFAE8E

accent

#A458D0

background

#F8F9FC

surface

#EFF1F8

border

#CACBD1

text

#0B0D12

muted

#7C7E81

Preview Lab

Preview with #496CA9

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

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