#496EA4#496EA4

#496EA4 is a mid, moderate blue. Relative luminance 0.152; OKLCH L 53.5% C 0.095 H 257.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.19:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#496EA4
RGB	rgb(73, 110, 164)
HSL	hsl(216, 38%, 46%)
HSV	hsv(216, 55%, 64%)
CMYK	cmyk(55.5%, 32.9%, 0%, 35.7%)
CIE-LAB	lab(45.97, 3.22, -33.05)
CIE-LCH	lch(45.97, 33.21, 275.56°)
OKLab	oklab(53.49% -0.0202 -0.0932)
OKLCH	oklch(53.49% 0.095 257.8)
XYZ	xyz(15.0221, 15.2475, 37.2662)
Luminance	0.1525 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

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Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#496EA4 #A47F49

analogous

#499CA4 #496EA4 #5149A4

triadic

#496EA4 #A4496E #6EA449

tetradic

#496EA4 #A4499C #A47F49 #49A451

square

#496EA4 #A4499C #A47F49 #49A451

split-complementary

#496EA4 #A45149 #9CA449

monochromatic

#23354F #36527A #496EA4 #6C8EBE #97AED1

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.19

#496EA4 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.05

#496EA4 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #496EA4

5.19:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##496EA4	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##496EA4	1.00	5.19	4.05	5.19
#FFFFFF	5.19	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.05	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.19	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#5872A6

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#4D69A3

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#107A81

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6D6D6D

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #496ea4;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(73, 110, 164);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(53.5% 0.095 257.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8297bf',
    500: '#496ea4',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #496ea4;
$custom-light: #8297bf;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#496ea4",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 73,
    "g": 110,
    "b": 164
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 215.604,
    "s": 38.397,
    "l": 46.471
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.53494,
    "c": 0.09533,
    "h": 257.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.15249
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#496EA4

secondary

#BDA98C

accent

#9F59CE

background

#F8F9FB

surface

#EFF2F7

border

#CACCD0

text

#0B0D12

muted

#7C7E81

Preview Lab

Preview with #496EA4

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

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