#496EA5#496EA5

#496EA5 is a mid, moderate blue. Relative luminance 0.153; OKLCH L 53.5% C 0.097 H 258.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.18:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#496EA5
RGB	rgb(73, 110, 165)
HSL	hsl(216, 39%, 47%)
HSV	hsv(216, 56%, 65%)
CMYK	cmyk(55.8%, 33.3%, 0%, 35.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(46.02, 3.55, -33.56)
CIE-LCH	lch(46.02, 33.75, 276.03°)
OKLab	oklab(53.55% -0.0199 -0.0946)
OKLCH	oklch(53.55% 0.097 258.1)
XYZ	xyz(15.1128, 15.2837, 37.7437)
Luminance	0.1529 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#496EA5 #A58049

analogous

#499CA5 #496EA5 #5249A5

triadic

#496EA5 #A5496E #6EA549

tetradic

#496EA5 #A5499C #A58049 #49A552

square

#496EA5 #A5499C #A58049 #49A552

split-complementary

#496EA5 #A55249 #9CA549

monochromatic

#233550 #36527B #496EA5 #6D8EBE #97AFD1

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.18

#496EA5 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.06

#496EA5 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #496EA5

5.18:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##496EA5	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##496EA5	1.00	5.18	4.06	5.18
#FFFFFF	5.18	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.06	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.18	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#5872A7

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#4C69A4

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#0E7A82

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6D6D6D

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #496ea5;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(73, 110, 165);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(53.5% 0.097 258.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8297c0',
    500: '#496ea5',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #496ea5;
$custom-light: #8297c0;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#496ea5",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 73,
    "g": 110,
    "b": 165
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 215.87,
    "s": 38.655,
    "l": 46.667
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.53549,
    "c": 0.09672,
    "h": 258.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.15285
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#496EA5

secondary

#BDAA8D

accent

#9F59CF

background

#F8F9FB

surface

#EFF2F7

border

#CACCD0

text

#0B0D12

muted

#7C7E81

Preview Lab

Preview with #496EA5

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

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