#496EA9#496EA9

#496EA9 is a mid, moderate blue. Relative luminance 0.154; OKLCH L 53.8% C 0.102 H 259.4°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.14:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#496EA9
RGB	rgb(73, 110, 169)
HSL	hsl(217, 40%, 47%)
HSV	hsv(217, 57%, 66%)
CMYK	cmyk(56.8%, 34.9%, 0%, 33.7%)
CIE-LAB	lab(46.22, 4.88, -35.59)
CIE-LCH	lch(46.22, 35.93, 277.81°)
OKLab	oklab(53.77% -0.0188 -0.1006)
OKLCH	oklch(53.77% 0.102 259.4)
XYZ	xyz(15.4825, 15.4316, 39.6911)
Luminance	0.1543 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#496EA9 #A98449

analogous

#499EA9 #496EA9 #5449A9

triadic

#496EA9 #A9496E #6EA949

tetradic

#496EA9 #A9499E #A98449 #49A954

square

#496EA9 #A9499E #A98449 #49A954

split-complementary

#496EA9 #A95449 #9EA949

monochromatic

#243654 #37527E #496EA9 #6F8EC1 #99B0D3

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.14

#496EA9 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.09

#496EA9 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #496EA9

5.14:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##496EA9	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##496EA9	1.00	5.14	4.09	5.14
#FFFFFF	5.14	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.09	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.14	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#5672AB

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#4A69A8

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#027B83

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6D6D6D

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #496ea9;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(73, 110, 169);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(53.8% 0.102 259.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8397c3',
    500: '#496ea9',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #496ea9;
$custom-light: #8397c3;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#496ea9",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 73,
    "g": 110,
    "b": 169
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 216.875,
    "s": 39.669,
    "l": 47.451
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.5377,
    "c": 0.10231,
    "h": 259.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.15433
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#496EA9

secondary

#BFAD8E

accent

#A258D0

background

#F8F9FC

surface

#EFF2F8

border

#CACCD1

text

#0B0D12

muted

#7C7E81

Preview Lab

Preview with #496EA9

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

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