#496FA7#496FA7

#496FA7 is a mid, moderate blue. Relative luminance 0.156; OKLCH L 53.9% C 0.098 H 257.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.10:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#496FA7
RGB	rgb(73, 111, 167)
HSL	hsl(216, 39%, 47%)
HSV	hsv(216, 56%, 65%)
CMYK	cmyk(56.3%, 33.5%, 0%, 34.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(46.41, 3.60, -34.12)
CIE-LCH	lch(46.41, 34.31, 276.02°)
OKLab	oklab(53.89% -0.0206 -0.0963)
OKLCH	oklch(53.89% 0.098 257.9)
XYZ	xyz(15.4047, 15.5741, 38.7460)
Luminance	0.1557 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#496FA7 #A78149

analogous

#499EA7 #496FA7 #5249A7

triadic

#496FA7 #A7496F #6FA749

tetradic

#496FA7 #A7499E #A78149 #49A752

square

#496FA7 #A7499E #A78149 #49A752

split-complementary

#496FA7 #A75249 #9EA749

monochromatic

#243652 #36537C #496FA7 #6E8FBF #98B0D2

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.10

#496FA7 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.11

#496FA7 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #496FA7

5.10:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##496FA7	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##496FA7	1.00	5.10	4.11	5.10
#FFFFFF	5.10	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.11	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.10	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#5873A9

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#4C6AA6

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#087B83

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6E6E6E

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #496fa7;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(73, 111, 167);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(53.9% 0.098 257.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8398c1',
    500: '#496fa7',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #496fa7;
$custom-light: #8398c1;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#496fa7",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 73,
    "g": 111,
    "b": 167
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 215.745,
    "s": 39.167,
    "l": 47.059
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.53886,
    "c": 0.09843,
    "h": 257.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.15575
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#496FA7

secondary

#BEAB8D

accent

#9F59CF

background

#F8F9FB

surface

#EFF2F7

border

#CACCD0

text

#0B0D12

muted

#7C7E81

Preview Lab

Preview with #496FA7

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

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