#496CAE#496CAE

#496CAE is a mid, moderate blue. Relative luminance 0.152; OKLCH L 53.6% C 0.112 H 262.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.20:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#496CAE
RGB	rgb(73, 108, 174)
HSL	hsl(219, 41%, 48%)
HSV	hsv(219, 58%, 68%)
CMYK	cmyk(58%, 37.9%, 0%, 31.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(45.90, 7.80, -39.02)
CIE-LCH	lch(45.90, 39.79, 281.30°)
OKLab	oklab(53.61% -0.0153 -0.1106)
OKLCH	oklch(53.61% 0.112 262.1)
XYZ	xyz(15.7476, 15.1963, 42.1395)
Luminance	0.1520 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#496CAE #AE8B49

analogous

#499EAE #496CAE #5849AE

triadic

#496CAE #AE496C #6CAE49

tetradic

#496CAE #AE499E #AE8B49 #49AE58

square

#496CAE #AE499E #AE8B49 #49AE58

split-complementary

#496CAE #AE5849 #9EAE49

monochromatic

#253658 #375183 #496CAE #718DC3 #9CB0D5

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.20

#496CAE on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.04

#496CAE on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #496CAE

5.20:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##496CAE	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##496CAE	1.00	5.20	4.04	5.20
#FFFFFF	5.20	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.04	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.20	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#5172B1

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#4468AD

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#007B84

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6D6D6D

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #496cae;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(73, 108, 174);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(53.6% 0.112 262.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8495c6',
    500: '#496cae',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #496cae;
$custom-light: #8495c6;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#496cae",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 73,
    "g": 108,
    "b": 174
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 219.208,
    "s": 40.891,
    "l": 48.431
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.53607,
    "c": 0.11163,
    "h": 262.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.15198
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#496CAE

secondary

#C2B191

accent

#A757D1

background

#F8F9FC

surface

#F0F1F8

border

#CBCBD1

text

#0B0D13

muted

#7C7E82

Preview Lab

Preview with #496CAE

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

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