#496DA8#496DA8

#496DA8 is a mid, moderate blue. Relative luminance 0.152; OKLCH L 53.5% C 0.102 H 259.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.20:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#496DA8
RGB	rgb(73, 109, 168)
HSL	hsl(217, 39%, 47%)
HSV	hsv(217, 57%, 66%)
CMYK	cmyk(56.5%, 35.1%, 0%, 34.1%)
CIE-LAB	lab(45.88, 5.16, -35.54)
CIE-LCH	lch(45.88, 35.92, 278.26°)
OKLab	oklab(53.49% -0.0179 -0.1004)
OKLCH	oklch(53.49% 0.102 259.9)
XYZ	xyz(15.2817, 15.1797, 39.1629)
Luminance	0.1518 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

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Perceptual scales

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Tints

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#496DA8 #A88449

analogous

#499DA8 #496DA8 #5549A8

triadic

#496DA8 #A8496D #6DA849

tetradic

#496DA8 #A8499D #A88449 #49A855

square

#496DA8 #A8499D #A88449 #49A855

split-complementary

#496DA8 #A85549 #9DA849

monochromatic

#243653 #36517D #496DA8 #6E8DC0 #99AFD3

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.20

#496DA8 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.04

#496DA8 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #496DA8

5.20:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##496DA8	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##496DA8	1.00	5.20	4.04	5.20
#FFFFFF	5.20	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.04	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.20	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#5572AA

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#4969A7

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#067A82

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6D6D6D

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #496da8;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(73, 109, 168);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(53.5% 0.102 259.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8396c2',
    500: '#496da8',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #496da8;
$custom-light: #8396c2;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#496da8",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 73,
    "g": 109,
    "b": 168
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 217.263,
    "s": 39.419,
    "l": 47.255
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.53488,
    "c": 0.10201,
    "h": 259.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.15181
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#496DA8

secondary

#BFAC8E

accent

#A258CF

background

#F8F9FB

surface

#EFF1F7

border

#CACBD0

text

#0B0D12

muted

#7C7E81

Preview Lab

Preview with #496DA8

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

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