#496DA0#496DA0

#496DA0 is a mid, moderate blue. Relative luminance 0.149; OKLCH L 53.0% C 0.091 H 257.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.28:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#496DA0
RGB	rgb(73, 109, 160)
HSL	hsl(215, 37%, 46%)
HSV	hsv(215, 54%, 63%)
CMYK	cmyk(54.4%, 31.9%, 0%, 37.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(45.48, 2.51, -31.46)
CIE-LCH	lch(45.48, 31.56, 274.56°)
OKLab	oklab(53.05% -0.0202 -0.0885)
OKLCH	oklch(53.05% 0.091 257.2)
XYZ	xyz(14.5593, 14.8907, 35.3579)
Luminance	0.1489 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

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Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#496DA0 #A07C49

analogous

#4998A0 #496DA0 #5049A0

triadic

#496DA0 #A0496D #6DA049

tetradic

#496DA0 #A04998 #A07C49 #49A050

square

#496DA0 #A04998 #A07C49 #49A050

split-complementary

#496DA0 #A05049 #98A049

monochromatic

#23344C #365076 #496DA0 #6B8CBB #95ADCF

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.28

#496DA0 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.98

#496DA0 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #496DA0

5.28:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##496DA0	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##496DA0	1.00	5.28	3.98	5.28
#FFFFFF	5.28	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.98	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.28	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#5970A2

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#4E689F

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#18787F

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6C6C6C

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #496da0;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(73, 109, 160);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(53.0% 0.091 257.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8296bc',
    500: '#496da0',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #496da0;
$custom-light: #8296bc;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#496da0",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 73,
    "g": 109,
    "b": 160
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 215.172,
    "s": 37.339,
    "l": 45.686
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.5305,
    "c": 0.09082,
    "h": 257.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.14892
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#496DA0

secondary

#BBA78A

accent

#9E5ACD

background

#F8F9FB

surface

#EFF1F6

border

#CACBD0

text

#0B0D12

muted

#7C7E81

Preview Lab

Preview with #496DA0

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

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