#496CAA#496CAA

#496CAA is a mid, moderate blue. Relative luminance 0.150; OKLCH L 53.4% C 0.106 H 261.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.24:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#496CAA
RGB	rgb(73, 108, 170)
HSL	hsl(218, 40%, 48%)
HSV	hsv(218, 57%, 67%)
CMYK	cmyk(57.1%, 36.5%, 0%, 33.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(45.69, 6.45, -37.01)
CIE-LCH	lch(45.69, 37.57, 279.89°)
OKLab	oklab(53.38% -0.0163 -0.1047)
OKLCH	oklch(53.38% 0.106 261.2)
XYZ	xyz(15.3634, 15.0426, 40.1163)
Luminance	0.1504 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#496CAA #AA8749

analogous

#499CAA #496CAA #5749AA

triadic

#496CAA #AA496C #6CAA49

tetradic

#496CAA #AA499C #AA8749 #49AA57

square

#496CAA #AA499C #AA8749 #49AA57

split-complementary

#496CAA #AA5749 #9CAA49

monochromatic

#243654 #37517F #496CAA #6F8DC1 #9AAFD4

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.24

#496CAA on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.01

#496CAA on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #496CAA

5.24:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##496CAA	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##496CAA	1.00	5.24	4.01	5.24
#FFFFFF	5.24	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.01	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.24	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#5371AD

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#4668A9

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#017A83

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6C6C6C

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #496caa;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(73, 108, 170);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(53.4% 0.106 261.2);

Tailwind

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

SCSS

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

JSON

{
  "hex": "#496caa",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 73,
    "g": 108,
    "b": 170
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 218.351,
    "s": 39.918,
    "l": 47.647
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.53376,
    "c": 0.10597,
    "h": 261.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.15044
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#496CAA

secondary

#C0AE8F

accent

#A558D0

background

#F8F9FC

surface

#EFF1F8

border

#CACBD1

text

#0B0D12

muted

#7C7E81

Preview Lab

Preview with #496CAA

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

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