#496EA2#496EA2

#496EA2 is a mid, moderate blue. Relative luminance 0.152; OKLCH L 53.4% C 0.093 H 257.0°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.20:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#496EA2
RGB	rgb(73, 110, 162)
HSL	hsl(215, 38%, 46%)
HSV	hsv(215, 55%, 64%)
CMYK	cmyk(54.9%, 32.1%, 0%, 36.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(45.87, 2.56, -32.03)
CIE-LCH	lch(45.87, 32.13, 274.56°)
OKLab	oklab(53.39% -0.0208 -0.0902)
OKLCH	oklch(53.39% 0.093 257)
XYZ	xyz(14.8429, 15.1758, 36.3225)
Luminance	0.1518 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

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Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#496EA2 #A27D49

analogous

#499AA2 #496EA2 #5049A2

triadic

#496EA2 #A2496E #6EA249

tetradic

#496EA2 #A2499A #A27D49 #49A250

square

#496EA2 #A2499A #A27D49 #49A250

split-complementary

#496EA2 #A25049 #9AA249

monochromatic

#23354E #365178 #496EA2 #6C8DBD #96AED0

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.20

#496EA2 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.04

#496EA2 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #496EA2

5.20:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##496EA2	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##496EA2	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)

#5971A4

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#4E69A1

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#147A81

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6D6D6D

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #496ea2;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(73, 110, 162);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(53.4% 0.093 257.0);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8297be',
    500: '#496ea2',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #496ea2;
$custom-light: #8297be;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#496ea2",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 73,
    "g": 110,
    "b": 162
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 215.056,
    "s": 37.872,
    "l": 46.078
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.53387,
    "c": 0.09256,
    "h": 257
  },
  "luminance": 0.15177
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#496EA2

secondary

#BCA78B

accent

#9E5ACE

background

#F8F9FB

surface

#EFF2F6

border

#CACCD0

text

#0B0D12

muted

#7C7E81

Preview Lab

Preview with #496EA2

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

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