#496EA7#496EA7

#496EA7 is a mid, moderate blue. Relative luminance 0.154; OKLCH L 53.7% C 0.100 H 258.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.16:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#496EA7
RGB	rgb(73, 110, 167)
HSL	hsl(216, 39%, 47%)
HSV	hsv(216, 56%, 65%)
CMYK	cmyk(56.3%, 34.1%, 0%, 34.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(46.12, 4.21, -34.58)
CIE-LCH	lch(46.12, 34.84, 276.94°)
OKLab	oklab(53.66% -0.0194 -0.0976)
OKLCH	oklch(53.66% 0.1 258.8)
XYZ	xyz(15.2962, 15.3571, 38.7099)
Luminance	0.1536 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#496EA7 #A78249

analogous

#499DA7 #496EA7 #5349A7

triadic

#496EA7 #A7496E #6EA749

tetradic

#496EA7 #A7499D #A78249 #49A753

square

#496EA7 #A7499D #A78249 #49A753

split-complementary

#496EA7 #A75349 #9DA749

monochromatic

#243652 #36527C #496EA7 #6E8EBF #98AFD2

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.16

#496EA7 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.07

#496EA7 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #496EA7

5.16:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##496EA7	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##496EA7	1.00	5.16	4.07	5.16
#FFFFFF	5.16	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.07	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.16	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#5772A9

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#4B69A6

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#097B83

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6D6D6D

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #496ea7;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(73, 110, 167);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(53.7% 0.100 258.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8397c1',
    500: '#496ea7',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #496ea7;
$custom-light: #8397c1;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#496ea7",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 73,
    "g": 110,
    "b": 167
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 216.383,
    "s": 39.167,
    "l": 47.059
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.53659,
    "c": 0.09951,
    "h": 258.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.15358
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#496EA7

secondary

#BEAB8D

accent

#A059CF

background

#F8F9FB

surface

#EFF2F7

border

#CACCD0

text

#0B0D12

muted

#7C7E81

Preview Lab

Preview with #496EA7

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

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