#496EAE#496EAE

#496EAE is a mid, moderate blue. Relative luminance 0.156; OKLCH L 54.1% C 0.109 H 260.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.09:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#496EAE
RGB	rgb(73, 110, 174)
HSL	hsl(218, 41%, 48%)
HSV	hsv(218, 58%, 68%)
CMYK	cmyk(58%, 36.8%, 0%, 31.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(46.48, 6.56, -38.11)
CIE-LCH	lch(46.48, 38.67, 279.76°)
OKLab	oklab(54.05% -0.0176 -0.1079)
OKLCH	oklch(54.05% 0.109 260.8)
XYZ	xyz(15.9609, 15.6230, 42.2106)
Luminance	0.1562 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#496EAE #AE8949

analogous

#49A0AE #496EAE #5649AE

triadic

#496EAE #AE496E #6EAE49

tetradic

#496EAE #AE49A0 #AE8949 #49AE56

square

#496EAE #AE49A0 #AE8949 #49AE56

split-complementary

#496EAE #AE5649 #A0AE49

monochromatic

#253758 #375383 #496EAE #718FC3 #9CB1D5

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.09

#496EAE on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.12

#496EAE on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #496EAE

5.09:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##496EAE	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##496EAE	1.00	5.09	4.12	5.09
#FFFFFF	5.09	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.12	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.09	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#5373B1

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#476AAD

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#007C86

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6E6E6E

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #496eae;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(73, 110, 174);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(54.1% 0.109 260.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8497c6',
    500: '#496eae',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #496eae;
$custom-light: #8497c6;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#496eae",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 73,
    "g": 110,
    "b": 174
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 218.02,
    "s": 40.891,
    "l": 48.431
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.54053,
    "c": 0.10933,
    "h": 260.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.15624
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#496EAE

secondary

#C2B091

accent

#A457D1

background

#F8F9FC

surface

#F0F2F8

border

#CBCCD1

text

#0B0D13

muted

#7C7E82

Preview Lab

Preview with #496EAE

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

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