#496FA5#496FA5

#496FA5 is a mid, moderate blue. Relative luminance 0.155; OKLCH L 53.8% C 0.096 H 257.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.12:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#496FA5
RGB	rgb(73, 111, 165)
HSL	hsl(215, 39%, 47%)
HSV	hsv(215, 56%, 65%)
CMYK	cmyk(55.8%, 32.7%, 0%, 35.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(46.31, 2.94, -33.10)
CIE-LCH	lch(46.31, 33.23, 275.07°)
OKLab	oklab(53.78% -0.0211 -0.0933)
OKLCH	oklch(53.78% 0.096 257.2)
XYZ	xyz(15.2213, 15.5007, 37.7798)
Luminance	0.1550 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

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Perceptual scales

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Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#496FA5 #A57F49

analogous

#499DA5 #496FA5 #5149A5

triadic

#496FA5 #A5496F #6FA549

tetradic

#496FA5 #A5499D #A57F49 #49A551

square

#496FA5 #A5499D #A57F49 #49A551

split-complementary

#496FA5 #A55149 #9DA549

monochromatic

#233650 #36527B #496FA5 #6D8FBE #97AFD1

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.12

#496FA5 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.10

#496FA5 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #496FA5

5.12:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##496FA5	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##496FA5	1.00	5.12	4.10	5.12
#FFFFFF	5.12	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.10	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.12	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#5973A7

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#4E6AA4

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#0D7B82

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6E6E6E

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #496fa5;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(73, 111, 165);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(53.8% 0.096 257.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8298c0',
    500: '#496fa5',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #496fa5;
$custom-light: #8298c0;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#496fa5",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 73,
    "g": 111,
    "b": 165
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 215.217,
    "s": 38.655,
    "l": 46.667
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.53777,
    "c": 0.09566,
    "h": 257.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.15502
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#496FA5

secondary

#BDA98D

accent

#9E59CF

background

#F8F9FB

surface

#EFF2F7

border

#CACCD0

text

#0B0D12

muted

#7C7E81

Preview Lab

Preview with #496FA5

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

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