#496EAF#496EAF

#496EAF is a mid, moderate blue. Relative luminance 0.157; OKLCH L 54.1% C 0.111 H 261.0°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.08:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#496EAF
RGB	rgb(73, 110, 175)
HSL	hsl(218, 41%, 49%)
HSV	hsv(218, 58%, 69%)
CMYK	cmyk(58.3%, 37.1%, 0%, 31.4%)
CIE-LAB	lab(46.53, 6.90, -38.62)
CIE-LCH	lch(46.53, 39.23, 280.13°)
OKLab	oklab(54.11% -0.0173 -0.1094)
OKLCH	oklch(54.11% 0.111 261)
XYZ	xyz(16.0588, 15.6621, 42.7260)
Luminance	0.1566 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

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Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#496EAF #AF8A49

analogous

#49A1AF #496EAF #5749AF

triadic

#496EAF #AF496E #6EAF49

tetradic

#496EAF #AF49A1 #AF8A49 #49AF57

square

#496EAF #AF49A1 #AF8A49 #49AF57

split-complementary

#496EAF #AF5749 #A1AF49

monochromatic

#253859 #375384 #496EAF #718FC4 #9CB1D6

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.08

#496EAF on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.13

#496EAF on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #496EAF

5.08:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##496EAF	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##496EAF	1.00	5.08	4.13	5.08
#FFFFFF	5.08	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.13	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.08	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#5373B2

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#466AAE

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#007C86

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6E6E6E

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #496eaf;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(73, 110, 175);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(54.1% 0.111 261.0);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8497c7',
    500: '#496eaf',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #496eaf;
$custom-light: #8497c7;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#496eaf",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 73,
    "g": 110,
    "b": 175
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 218.235,
    "s": 41.129,
    "l": 48.627
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.5411,
    "c": 0.11073,
    "h": 261
  },
  "luminance": 0.15663
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#496EAF

secondary

#C2B191

accent

#A557D1

background

#F8F9FC

surface

#F0F2F8

border

#CBCCD1

text

#0B0D13

muted

#7C7E82

Preview Lab

Preview with #496EAF

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

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