#496EA8#496EA8

#496EA8 is a mid, moderate blue. Relative luminance 0.154; OKLCH L 53.7% C 0.101 H 259.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.15:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#496EA8
RGB	rgb(73, 110, 168)
HSL	hsl(217, 39%, 47%)
HSV	hsv(217, 57%, 66%)
CMYK	cmyk(56.5%, 34.5%, 0%, 34.1%)
CIE-LAB	lab(46.17, 4.55, -35.09)
CIE-LCH	lch(46.17, 35.38, 277.38°)
OKLab	oklab(53.71% -0.0191 -0.0991)
OKLCH	oklch(53.71% 0.101 259.1)
XYZ	xyz(15.3890, 15.3942, 39.1986)
Luminance	0.1540 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#496EA8 #A88349

analogous

#499DA8 #496EA8 #5449A8

triadic

#496EA8 #A8496E #6EA849

tetradic

#496EA8 #A8499D #A88349 #49A854

square

#496EA8 #A8499D #A88349 #49A854

split-complementary

#496EA8 #A85449 #9DA849

monochromatic

#243653 #36527D #496EA8 #6E8EC0 #99AFD3

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.15

#496EA8 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.08

#496EA8 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #496EA8

5.15:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##496EA8	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##496EA8	1.00	5.15	4.08	5.15
#FFFFFF	5.15	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.08	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.15	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#5672AA

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#4A69A7

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#067B83

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6D6D6D

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #496ea8;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(73, 110, 168);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(53.7% 0.101 259.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8397c2',
    500: '#496ea8',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #496ea8;
$custom-light: #8397c2;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#496ea8",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 73,
    "g": 110,
    "b": 168
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 216.632,
    "s": 39.419,
    "l": 47.255
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.53714,
    "c": 0.10091,
    "h": 259.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.15395
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#496EA8

secondary

#BFAC8E

accent

#A158CF

background

#F8F9FB

surface

#EFF2F7

border

#CACCD0

text

#0B0D12

muted

#7C7E81

Preview Lab

Preview with #496EA8

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

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