#496DAF#496DAF

#496DAF is a mid, moderate blue. Relative luminance 0.154; OKLCH L 53.9% C 0.112 H 261.7°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.13:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#496DAF
RGB	rgb(73, 109, 175)
HSL	hsl(219, 41%, 49%)
HSV	hsv(219, 58%, 69%)
CMYK	cmyk(58.3%, 37.7%, 0%, 31.4%)
CIE-LAB	lab(46.24, 7.52, -39.07)
CIE-LCH	lch(46.24, 39.79, 280.89°)
OKLab	oklab(53.89% -0.0162 -0.1107)
OKLCH	oklch(53.89% 0.112 261.7)
XYZ	xyz(15.9515, 15.4476, 42.6902)
Luminance	0.1545 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#496DAF #AF8B49

analogous

#49A0AF #496DAF #5849AF

triadic

#496DAF #AF496D #6DAF49

tetradic

#496DAF #AF49A0 #AF8B49 #49AF58

square

#496DAF #AF49A0 #AF8B49 #49AF58

split-complementary

#496DAF #AF5849 #A0AF49

monochromatic

#253759 #375284 #496DAF #718EC4 #9CB1D6

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.13

#496DAF on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.09

#496DAF on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #496DAF

5.13:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##496DAF	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##496DAF	1.00	5.13	4.09	5.13
#FFFFFF	5.13	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.09	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.13	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#5173B2

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#4469AE

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#007C85

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6E6E6E

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #496daf;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(73, 109, 175);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(53.9% 0.112 261.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8496c7',
    500: '#496daf',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #496daf;
$custom-light: #8496c7;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#496daf",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 73,
    "g": 109,
    "b": 175
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 218.824,
    "s": 41.129,
    "l": 48.627
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.53888,
    "c": 0.11189,
    "h": 261.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.15449
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#496DAF

secondary

#C2B191

accent

#A657D1

background

#F8F9FC

surface

#F0F1F8

border

#CBCBD1

text

#0B0D13

muted

#7C7E82

Preview Lab

Preview with #496DAF

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

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