#496DA3#496DA3

#496DA3 is a mid, moderate blue. Relative luminance 0.150; OKLCH L 53.2% C 0.095 H 258.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.25:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#496DA3
RGB	rgb(73, 109, 163)
HSL	hsl(216, 38%, 46%)
HSV	hsv(216, 55%, 64%)
CMYK	cmyk(55.2%, 33.1%, 0%, 36.1%)
CIE-LAB	lab(45.63, 3.50, -33.00)
CIE-LCH	lch(45.63, 33.19, 276.05°)
OKLab	oklab(53.21% -0.0193 -0.093)
OKLCH	oklch(53.21% 0.095 258.3)
XYZ	xyz(14.8249, 14.9969, 36.7567)
Luminance	0.1500 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#496DA3 #A37F49

analogous

#499AA3 #496DA3 #5249A3

triadic

#496DA3 #A3496D #6DA349

tetradic

#496DA3 #A3499A #A37F49 #49A352

square

#496DA3 #A3499A #A37F49 #49A352

split-complementary

#496DA3 #A35249 #9AA349

monochromatic

#23344E #365179 #496DA3 #6C8CBD #96ADD0

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.25

#496DA3 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.00

#496DA3 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #496DA3

5.25:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##496DA3	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##496DA3	1.00	5.25	4.00	5.25
#FFFFFF	5.25	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.00	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.25	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#5771A5

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#4C68A2

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#137980

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6C6C6C

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #496da3;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(73, 109, 163);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(53.2% 0.095 258.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8296be',
    500: '#496da3',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #496da3;
$custom-light: #8296be;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#496da3",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 73,
    "g": 109,
    "b": 163
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 216,
    "s": 38.136,
    "l": 46.275
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.53212,
    "c": 0.095,
    "h": 258.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.14998
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#496DA3

secondary

#BCA98C

accent

#A05ACE

background

#F8F9FB

surface

#EFF1F7

border

#CACBD0

text

#0B0D12

muted

#7C7E81

Preview Lab

Preview with #496DA3

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

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