#496EAD#496EAD

#496EAD is a mid, moderate blue. Relative luminance 0.156; OKLCH L 54.0% C 0.108 H 260.5°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.10:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#496EAD
RGB	rgb(73, 110, 173)
HSL	hsl(218, 41%, 48%)
HSV	hsv(218, 58%, 68%)
CMYK	cmyk(57.8%, 36.4%, 0%, 32.2%)
CIE-LAB	lab(46.42, 6.22, -37.61)
CIE-LCH	lch(46.42, 38.12, 279.39°)
OKLab	oklab(54% -0.0178 -0.1064)
OKLCH	oklch(54% 0.108 260.5)
XYZ	xyz(15.8638, 15.5842, 41.6991)
Luminance	0.1558 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#496EAD #AD8849

analogous

#49A0AD #496EAD #5649AD

triadic

#496EAD #AD496E #6EAD49

tetradic

#496EAD #AD49A0 #AD8849 #49AD56

square

#496EAD #AD49A0 #AD8849 #49AD56

split-complementary

#496EAD #AD5649 #A0AD49

monochromatic

#253757 #375382 #496EAD #708FC3 #9BB1D5

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.10

#496EAD on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.12

#496EAD on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #496EAD

5.10:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##496EAD	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##496EAD	1.00	5.10	4.12	5.10
#FFFFFF	5.10	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.12	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.10	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#5473B0

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#476AAC

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#007C85

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6E6E6E

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #496ead;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(73, 110, 173);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(54.0% 0.108 260.5);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8397c6',
    500: '#496ead',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #496ead;
$custom-light: #8397c6;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#496ead",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 73,
    "g": 110,
    "b": 173
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 217.8,
    "s": 40.65,
    "l": 48.235
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.53996,
    "c": 0.10792,
    "h": 260.5
  },
  "luminance": 0.15585
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#496EAD

secondary

#C1AF90

accent

#A457D1

background

#F8F9FC

surface

#F0F2F8

border

#CBCCD1

text

#0B0D13

muted

#7C7E82

Preview Lab

Preview with #496EAD

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

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