#496DAA#496DAA

#496DAA is a mid, moderate blue. Relative luminance 0.153; OKLCH L 53.6% C 0.105 H 260.4°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.18:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#496DAA
RGB	rgb(73, 109, 170)
HSL	hsl(218, 40%, 48%)
HSV	hsv(218, 57%, 67%)
CMYK	cmyk(57.1%, 35.9%, 0%, 33.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(45.98, 5.83, -36.56)
CIE-LCH	lch(45.98, 37.02, 279.06°)
OKLab	oklab(53.6% -0.0174 -0.1034)
OKLCH	oklch(53.6% 0.105 260.4)
XYZ	xyz(15.4695, 15.2548, 40.1517)
Luminance	0.1526 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#496DAA #AA8649

analogous

#499EAA #496DAA #5549AA

triadic

#496DAA #AA496D #6DAA49

tetradic

#496DAA #AA499E #AA8649 #49AA55

square

#496DAA #AA499E #AA8649 #49AA55

split-complementary

#496DAA #AA5549 #9EAA49

monochromatic

#243654 #37527F #496DAA #6F8EC1 #9AAFD4

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.18

#496DAA on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.05

#496DAA on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #496DAA

5.18:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##496DAA	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##496DAA	1.00	5.18	4.05	5.18
#FFFFFF	5.18	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.05	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.18	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#5472AD

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#4869A9

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#007B83

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6D6D6D

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #496daa;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(73, 109, 170);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(53.6% 0.105 260.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8396c3',
    500: '#496daa',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #496daa;
$custom-light: #8396c3;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#496daa",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 73,
    "g": 109,
    "b": 170
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 217.732,
    "s": 39.918,
    "l": 47.647
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.53601,
    "c": 0.10483,
    "h": 260.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.15256
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#496DAA

secondary

#C0AE8F

accent

#A358D0

background

#F8F9FC

surface

#EFF1F8

border

#CACBD1

text

#0B0D12

muted

#7C7E81

Preview Lab

Preview with #496DAA

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

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