#496FA8#496FA8

#496FA8 is a mid, moderate blue. Relative luminance 0.156; OKLCH L 53.9% C 0.100 H 258.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.09:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#496FA8
RGB	rgb(73, 111, 168)
HSL	hsl(216, 39%, 47%)
HSV	hsv(216, 57%, 66%)
CMYK	cmyk(56.5%, 33.9%, 0%, 34.1%)
CIE-LAB	lab(46.46, 3.93, -34.63)
CIE-LCH	lch(46.46, 34.85, 276.48°)
OKLab	oklab(53.94% -0.0203 -0.0977)
OKLCH	oklch(53.94% 0.1 258.3)
XYZ	xyz(15.4975, 15.6112, 39.2348)
Luminance	0.1561 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

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Perceptual scales

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Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#496FA8 #A88249

analogous

#499FA8 #496FA8 #5349A8

triadic

#496FA8 #A8496F #6FA849

tetradic

#496FA8 #A8499F #A88249 #49A853

square

#496FA8 #A8499F #A88249 #49A853

split-complementary

#496FA8 #A85349 #9FA849

monochromatic

#243753 #36537D #496FA8 #6E8FC0 #99B0D3

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.09

#496FA8 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.12

#496FA8 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #496FA8

5.09:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##496FA8	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##496FA8	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)

#5873AA

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#4C6AA7

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#057C84

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6E6E6E

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #496fa8;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(73, 111, 168);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(53.9% 0.100 258.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8398c2',
    500: '#496fa8',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #496fa8;
$custom-light: #8398c2;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#496fa8",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 73,
    "g": 111,
    "b": 168
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 216,
    "s": 39.419,
    "l": 47.255
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.53941,
    "c": 0.09982,
    "h": 258.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.15612
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#496FA8

secondary

#BFAB8E

accent

#A058CF

background

#F8F9FB

surface

#EFF2F7

border

#CACCD0

text

#0B0D12

muted

#7C7E81

Preview Lab

Preview with #496FA8

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

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