#496DA4#496DA4

#496DA4 is a mid, moderate blue. Relative luminance 0.150; OKLCH L 53.3% C 0.096 H 258.6°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.24:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#496DA4
RGB	rgb(73, 109, 164)
HSL	hsl(216, 38%, 46%)
HSV	hsv(216, 55%, 64%)
CMYK	cmyk(55.5%, 33.5%, 0%, 35.7%)
CIE-LAB	lab(45.68, 3.83, -33.51)
CIE-LCH	lch(45.68, 33.73, 276.52°)
OKLab	oklab(53.27% -0.019 -0.0945)
OKLCH	oklch(53.27% 0.096 258.6)
XYZ	xyz(14.9148, 15.0329, 37.2304)
Luminance	0.1503 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#496DA4 #A48049

analogous

#499BA4 #496DA4 #5349A4

triadic

#496DA4 #A4496D #6DA449

tetradic

#496DA4 #A4499B #A48049 #49A453

square

#496DA4 #A4499B #A48049 #49A453

split-complementary

#496DA4 #A45349 #9BA449

monochromatic

#23354F #36517A #496DA4 #6C8DBE #97AED1

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.24

#496DA4 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.01

#496DA4 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #496DA4

5.24:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##496DA4	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##496DA4	1.00	5.24	4.01	5.24
#FFFFFF	5.24	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.01	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.24	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#5771A6

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#4C68A3

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#117981

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6C6C6C

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #496da4;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(73, 109, 164);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(53.3% 0.096 258.6);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8296bf',
    500: '#496da4',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #496da4;
$custom-light: #8296bf;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#496da4",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 73,
    "g": 109,
    "b": 164
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 216.264,
    "s": 38.397,
    "l": 46.471
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.53267,
    "c": 0.0964,
    "h": 258.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.15034
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#496DA4

secondary

#BDA98C

accent

#A059CE

background

#F8F9FB

surface

#EFF1F7

border

#CACBD0

text

#0B0D12

muted

#7C7E81

Preview Lab

Preview with #496DA4

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

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