#496DAB#496DAB

#496DAB is a mid, moderate blue. Relative luminance 0.153; OKLCH L 53.7% C 0.106 H 260.7°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.17:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#496DAB
RGB	rgb(73, 109, 171)
HSL	hsl(218, 40%, 48%)
HSV	hsv(218, 57%, 67%)
CMYK	cmyk(57.3%, 36.3%, 0%, 32.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(46.03, 6.17, -37.06)
CIE-LCH	lch(46.03, 37.57, 279.45°)
OKLab	oklab(53.66% -0.0172 -0.1048)
OKLCH	oklch(53.66% 0.106 260.7)
XYZ	xyz(15.5644, 15.2928, 40.6518)
Luminance	0.1529 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#496DAB #AB8749

analogous

#499EAB #496DAB #5649AB

triadic

#496DAB #AB496D #6DAB49

tetradic

#496DAB #AB499E #AB8749 #49AB56

square

#496DAB #AB499E #AB8749 #49AB56

split-complementary

#496DAB #AB5649 #9EAB49

monochromatic

#243655 #375280 #496DAB #6F8EC2 #9AB0D4

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.17

#496DAB on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.06

#496DAB on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #496DAB

5.17:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##496DAB	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##496DAB	1.00	5.17	4.06	5.17
#FFFFFF	5.17	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.06	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.17	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#5472AE

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#4769AA

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#007B84

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6D6D6D

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #496dab;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(73, 109, 171);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(53.7% 0.106 260.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8396c4',
    500: '#496dab',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #496dab;
$custom-light: #8396c4;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#496dab",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 73,
    "g": 109,
    "b": 171
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 217.959,
    "s": 40.164,
    "l": 47.843
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.53657,
    "c": 0.10624,
    "h": 260.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.15294
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#496DAB

secondary

#C0AE8F

accent

#A458D0

background

#F8F9FC

surface

#EFF1F8

border

#CACBD1

text

#0B0D12

muted

#7C7E81

Preview Lab

Preview with #496DAB

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

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