#496EA3#496EA3

#496EA3 is a mid, moderate blue. Relative luminance 0.152; OKLCH L 53.4% C 0.094 H 257.4°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.19:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#496EA3
RGB	rgb(73, 110, 163)
HSL	hsl(215, 38%, 46%)
HSV	hsv(215, 55%, 64%)
CMYK	cmyk(55.2%, 32.5%, 0%, 36.1%)
CIE-LAB	lab(45.92, 2.89, -32.54)
CIE-LCH	lch(45.92, 32.67, 275.07°)
OKLab	oklab(53.44% -0.0205 -0.0917)
OKLCH	oklch(53.44% 0.094 257.4)
XYZ	xyz(14.9322, 15.2115, 36.7925)
Luminance	0.1521 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

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Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#496EA3 #A37E49

analogous

#499BA3 #496EA3 #5149A3

triadic

#496EA3 #A3496E #6EA349

tetradic

#496EA3 #A3499B #A37E49 #49A351

square

#496EA3 #A3499B #A37E49 #49A351

split-complementary

#496EA3 #A35149 #9BA349

monochromatic

#23354E #365179 #496EA3 #6C8DBD #96AED0

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.19

#496EA3 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.04

#496EA3 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #496EA3

5.19:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##496EA3	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##496EA3	1.00	5.19	4.04	5.19
#FFFFFF	5.19	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.04	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.19	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#5971A5

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#4D69A2

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#127A81

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6D6D6D

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #496ea3;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(73, 110, 163);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(53.4% 0.094 257.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8297be',
    500: '#496ea3',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #496ea3;
$custom-light: #8297be;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#496ea3",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 73,
    "g": 110,
    "b": 163
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 215.333,
    "s": 38.136,
    "l": 46.275
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.5344,
    "c": 0.09394,
    "h": 257.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.15213
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#496EA3

secondary

#BCA88C

accent

#9E5ACE

background

#F8F9FB

surface

#EFF2F7

border

#CACCD0

text

#0B0D12

muted

#7C7E81

Preview Lab

Preview with #496EA3

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

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