#496FA6#496FA6

#496FA6 is a mid, moderate blue. Relative luminance 0.155; OKLCH L 53.8% C 0.097 H 257.6°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.11:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#496FA6
RGB	rgb(73, 111, 166)
HSL	hsl(215, 39%, 47%)
HSV	hsv(215, 56%, 65%)
CMYK	cmyk(56%, 33.1%, 0%, 34.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(46.36, 3.27, -33.61)
CIE-LCH	lch(46.36, 33.77, 275.55°)
OKLab	oklab(53.83% -0.0208 -0.0948)
OKLCH	oklch(53.83% 0.097 257.6)
XYZ	xyz(15.3126, 15.5373, 38.2611)
Luminance	0.1554 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#496FA6 #A68049

analogous

#499EA6 #496FA6 #5249A6

triadic

#496FA6 #A6496F #6FA649

tetradic

#496FA6 #A6499E #A68049 #49A652

square

#496FA6 #A6499E #A68049 #49A652

split-complementary

#496FA6 #A65249 #9EA649

monochromatic

#243651 #36537B #496FA6 #6D8FBF #98AFD2

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.11

#496FA6 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.11

#496FA6 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #496FA6

5.11:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##496FA6	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##496FA6	1.00	5.11	4.11	5.11
#FFFFFF	5.11	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.11	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.11	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#5973A8

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#4D6AA5

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#0B7B83

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6E6E6E

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #496fa6;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(73, 111, 166);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(53.8% 0.097 257.6);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8298c0',
    500: '#496fa6',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #496fa6;
$custom-light: #8298c0;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#496fa6",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 73,
    "g": 111,
    "b": 166
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 215.484,
    "s": 38.912,
    "l": 46.863
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.53831,
    "c": 0.09704,
    "h": 257.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.15539
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#496FA6

secondary

#BEAA8D

accent

#9F59CF

background

#F8F9FB

surface

#EFF2F7

border

#CACCD0

text

#0B0D12

muted

#7C7E81

Preview Lab

Preview with #496FA6

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

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