#496EA6#496EA6

#496EA6 is a mid, moderate blue. Relative luminance 0.153; OKLCH L 53.6% C 0.098 H 258.4°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.17:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#496EA6
RGB	rgb(73, 110, 166)
HSL	hsl(216, 39%, 47%)
HSV	hsv(216, 56%, 65%)
CMYK	cmyk(56%, 33.7%, 0%, 34.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(46.07, 3.88, -34.07)
CIE-LCH	lch(46.07, 34.29, 276.50°)
OKLab	oklab(53.6% -0.0197 -0.0961)
OKLCH	oklch(53.6% 0.098 258.4)
XYZ	xyz(15.2041, 15.3203, 38.2249)
Luminance	0.1532 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#496EA6 #A68149

analogous

#499DA6 #496EA6 #5349A6

triadic

#496EA6 #A6496E #6EA649

tetradic

#496EA6 #A6499D #A68149 #49A653

square

#496EA6 #A6499D #A68149 #49A653

split-complementary

#496EA6 #A65349 #9DA649

monochromatic

#243651 #36527B #496EA6 #6D8EBF #98AFD2

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.17

#496EA6 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.06

#496EA6 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #496EA6

5.17:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##496EA6	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##496EA6	1.00	5.17	4.06	5.17
#FFFFFF	5.17	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.06	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.17	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#5772A8

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#4C69A5

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#0C7A82

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6D6D6D

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #496ea6;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(73, 110, 166);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(53.6% 0.098 258.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8297c0',
    500: '#496ea6',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #496ea6;
$custom-light: #8297c0;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#496ea6",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 73,
    "g": 110,
    "b": 166
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 216.129,
    "s": 38.912,
    "l": 46.863
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.53604,
    "c": 0.09812,
    "h": 258.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.15322
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#496EA6

secondary

#BEAA8D

accent

#A059CF

background

#F8F9FB

surface

#EFF2F7

border

#CACCD0

text

#0B0D12

muted

#7C7E81

Preview Lab

Preview with #496EA6

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

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