#496EAA#496EAA

#496EAA is a mid, moderate blue. Relative luminance 0.155; OKLCH L 53.8% C 0.104 H 259.7°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.13:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#496EAA
RGB	rgb(73, 110, 170)
HSL	hsl(217, 40%, 48%)
HSV	hsv(217, 57%, 67%)
CMYK	cmyk(57.1%, 35.3%, 0%, 33.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(46.27, 5.21, -36.10)
CIE-LCH	lch(46.27, 36.48, 278.22°)
OKLab	oklab(53.83% -0.0186 -0.102)
OKLCH	oklch(53.83% 0.104 259.7)
XYZ	xyz(15.5768, 15.4693, 40.1874)
Luminance	0.1547 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#496EAA #AA8549

analogous

#499FAA #496EAA #5449AA

triadic

#496EAA #AA496E #6EAA49

tetradic

#496EAA #AA499F #AA8549 #49AA54

square

#496EAA #AA499F #AA8549 #49AA54

split-complementary

#496EAA #AA5449 #9FAA49

monochromatic

#243754 #37527F #496EAA #6F8EC1 #9AB0D4

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.13

#496EAA on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.09

#496EAA on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #496EAA

5.13:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##496EAA	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##496EAA	1.00	5.13	4.09	5.13
#FFFFFF	5.13	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.09	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.13	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#5573AC

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#4969A9

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#007B84

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6E6E6E

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #496eaa;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(73, 110, 170);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(53.8% 0.104 259.7);

Tailwind

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

SCSS

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

JSON

{
  "hex": "#496eaa",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 73,
    "g": 110,
    "b": 170
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 217.113,
    "s": 39.918,
    "l": 47.647
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.53826,
    "c": 0.10371,
    "h": 259.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.15471
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#496EAA

secondary

#C0AD8F

accent

#A258D0

background

#F8F9FC

surface

#EFF2F8

border

#CACCD1

text

#0B0D12

muted

#7C7E81

Preview Lab

Preview with #496EAA

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

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