#496CAF#496CAF

#496CAF is a mid, moderate blue. Relative luminance 0.152; OKLCH L 53.7% C 0.113 H 262.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.19:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#496CAF
RGB	rgb(73, 108, 175)
HSL	hsl(219, 41%, 49%)
HSV	hsv(219, 58%, 69%)
CMYK	cmyk(58.3%, 38.3%, 0%, 31.4%)
CIE-LAB	lab(45.95, 8.14, -39.52)
CIE-LCH	lch(45.95, 40.35, 281.64°)
OKLab	oklab(53.67% -0.0151 -0.112)
OKLCH	oklch(53.67% 0.113 262.3)
XYZ	xyz(15.8454, 15.2354, 42.6548)
Luminance	0.1524 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#496CAF #AF8C49

analogous

#499FAF #496CAF #5949AF

triadic

#496CAF #AF496C #6CAF49

tetradic

#496CAF #AF499F #AF8C49 #49AF59

square

#496CAF #AF499F #AF8C49 #49AF59

split-complementary

#496CAF #AF5949 #9FAF49

monochromatic

#253759 #375184 #496CAF #718EC4 #9CB0D6

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.19

#496CAF on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.05

#496CAF on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #496CAF

5.19:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##496CAF	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##496CAF	1.00	5.19	4.05	5.19
#FFFFFF	5.19	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.05	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.19	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#5072B2

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#4368AE

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#007B85

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6D6D6D

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #496caf;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(73, 108, 175);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(53.7% 0.113 262.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8495c7',
    500: '#496caf',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #496caf;
$custom-light: #8495c7;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#496caf",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 73,
    "g": 108,
    "b": 175
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 219.412,
    "s": 41.129,
    "l": 48.627
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.53666,
    "c": 0.11305,
    "h": 262.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.15237
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#496CAF

secondary

#C2B291

accent

#A757D1

background

#F8F9FC

surface

#F0F1F8

border

#CBCBD1

text

#0B0D13

muted

#7C7E82

Preview Lab

Preview with #496CAF

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

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