#496DA5#496DA5

#496DA5 is a mid, moderate blue. Relative luminance 0.151; OKLCH L 53.3% C 0.098 H 258.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.23:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#496DA5
RGB	rgb(73, 109, 165)
HSL	hsl(217, 39%, 47%)
HSV	hsv(217, 56%, 65%)
CMYK	cmyk(55.8%, 33.9%, 0%, 35.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(45.73, 4.16, -34.02)
CIE-LCH	lch(45.73, 34.27, 276.97°)
OKLab	oklab(53.32% -0.0187 -0.096)
OKLCH	oklch(53.32% 0.098 258.9)
XYZ	xyz(15.0055, 15.0692, 37.7079)
Luminance	0.1507 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

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Perceptual scales

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Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#496DA5 #A58149

analogous

#499BA5 #496DA5 #5349A5

triadic

#496DA5 #A5496D #6DA549

tetradic

#496DA5 #A5499B #A58149 #49A553

square

#496DA5 #A5499B #A58149 #49A553

split-complementary

#496DA5 #A55349 #9BA549

monochromatic

#233550 #36517B #496DA5 #6D8DBE #97AED1

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.23

#496DA5 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.01

#496DA5 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #496DA5

5.23:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##496DA5	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##496DA5	1.00	5.23	4.01	5.23
#FFFFFF	5.23	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.01	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.23	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#5671A7

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#4B68A4

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#0F7981

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6C6C6C

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #496da5;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(73, 109, 165);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(53.3% 0.098 258.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8296c0',
    500: '#496da5',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #496da5;
$custom-light: #8296c0;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#496da5",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 73,
    "g": 109,
    "b": 165
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 216.522,
    "s": 38.655,
    "l": 46.667
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.53321,
    "c": 0.09779,
    "h": 258.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.1507
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#496DA5

secondary

#BDAA8D

accent

#A159CF

background

#F8F9FB

surface

#EFF1F7

border

#CACBD0

text

#0B0D12

muted

#7C7E81

Preview Lab

Preview with #496DA5

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

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