#496DAD#496DAD

#496DAD is a mid, moderate blue. Relative luminance 0.154; OKLCH L 53.8% C 0.109 H 261.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.15:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#496DAD
RGB	rgb(73, 109, 173)
HSL	hsl(218, 41%, 48%)
HSV	hsv(218, 58%, 68%)
CMYK	cmyk(57.8%, 37%, 0%, 32.2%)
CIE-LAB	lab(46.14, 6.84, -38.07)
CIE-LCH	lch(46.14, 38.68, 280.19°)
OKLab	oklab(53.77% -0.0167 -0.1078)
OKLCH	oklch(53.77% 0.109 261.2)
XYZ	xyz(15.7565, 15.3696, 41.6634)
Luminance	0.1537 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#496DAD #AD8949

analogous

#499FAD #496DAD #5749AD

triadic

#496DAD #AD496D #6DAD49

tetradic

#496DAD #AD499F #AD8949 #49AD57

square

#496DAD #AD499F #AD8949 #49AD57

split-complementary

#496DAD #AD5749 #9FAD49

monochromatic

#253757 #375282 #496DAD #708EC3 #9BB0D5

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.15

#496DAD on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.07

#496DAD on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #496DAD

5.15:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##496DAD	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##496DAD	1.00	5.15	4.07	5.15
#FFFFFF	5.15	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.07	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.15	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#5372B0

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#4669AC

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#007B85

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6D6D6D

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #496dad;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(73, 109, 173);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(53.8% 0.109 261.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8396c6',
    500: '#496dad',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #496dad;
$custom-light: #8396c6;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#496dad",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 73,
    "g": 109,
    "b": 173
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 218.4,
    "s": 40.65,
    "l": 48.235
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.53772,
    "c": 0.10906,
    "h": 261.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.15371
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#496DAD

secondary

#C1B090

accent

#A557D1

background

#F8F9FC

surface

#F0F1F8

border

#CBCBD1

text

#0B0D13

muted

#7C7E82

Preview Lab

Preview with #496DAD

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

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