#496DA2#496DA2

#496DA2 is a mid, moderate blue. Relative luminance 0.150; OKLCH L 53.2% C 0.094 H 257.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.26:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX#496DA2
RGBrgb(73, 109, 162)
HSLhsl(216, 38%, 46%)
HSVhsv(216, 55%, 64%)
CMYKcmyk(54.9%, 32.7%, 0%, 36.5%)
CIE-LABlab(45.58, 3.17, -32.49)
CIE-LCHlch(45.58, 32.64, 275.57°)
OKLaboklab(53.16% -0.0196 -0.0915)
OKLCHoklch(53.16% 0.094 257.9)
XYZxyz(14.7356, 14.9612, 36.2867)
Luminance0.1496 (WCAG relative)
Temperaturecool
Familyblue

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary
#496DA2 #A27E49
analogous
#4999A2 #496DA2 #5149A2
triadic
#496DA2 #A2496D #6DA249
tetradic
#496DA2 #A24999 #A27E49 #49A251
square
#496DA2 #A24999 #A27E49 #49A251
split-complementary
#496DA2 #A25149 #99A249
monochromatic
#23344E #365178 #496DA2 #6C8CBD #96ADD0

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.26
#496DA2 on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.99
#496DA2 on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #496DA2
5.26:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg##496DA2#FFFFFF#000000##FFFFFF
##496DA21.005.263.995.26
#FFFFFF5.261.0021.001.00
#0000003.9921.001.0021.00
##FFFFFF5.261.0021.001.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)
#5871A4
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#4D68A1
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#157980
Achromatopsia (no color)
#6C6C6C

Design tokens & code

CSS
--color: #496da2;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(73, 109, 162);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(53.2% 0.094 257.9);
Tailwind
colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8296be',
    500: '#496da2',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}
SCSS
$custom: #496da2;
$custom-light: #8296be;
$custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
  "hex": "#496da2",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 73,
    "g": 109,
    "b": 162
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 215.73,
    "s": 37.872,
    "l": 46.078
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.53158,
    "c": 0.0936,
    "h": 257.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.14962
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary
#496DA2
secondary
#BCA88B
accent
#9F5ACE
background
#F8F9FB
surface
#EFF1F6
border
#CACBD0
text
#0B0D12
muted
#7C7E81

Preview Lab

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#496DA2 Color — HEX, RGB, HSL, OKLCH & Contrast — Tintiva