#496FA9#496FA9

#496FA9 is a mid, moderate blue. Relative luminance 0.157; OKLCH L 54.0% C 0.101 H 258.6°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.08:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#496FA9
RGB	rgb(73, 111, 169)
HSL	hsl(216, 40%, 47%)
HSV	hsv(216, 57%, 66%)
CMYK	cmyk(56.8%, 34.3%, 0%, 33.7%)
CIE-LAB	lab(46.51, 4.26, -35.14)
CIE-LCH	lch(46.51, 35.40, 276.92°)
OKLab	oklab(54% -0.02 -0.0992)
OKLCH	oklch(54% 0.101 258.6)
XYZ	xyz(15.5910, 15.6487, 39.7273)
Luminance	0.1565 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#496FA9 #A98349

analogous

#499FA9 #496FA9 #5349A9

triadic

#496FA9 #A9496F #6FA949

tetradic

#496FA9 #A9499F #A98349 #49A953

square

#496FA9 #A9499F #A98349 #49A953

split-complementary

#496FA9 #A95349 #9FA949

monochromatic

#243754 #37537E #496FA9 #6F8FC1 #99B0D3

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.08

#496FA9 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.13

#496FA9 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #496FA9

5.08:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##496FA9	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##496FA9	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)

#5773AB

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#4B6AA8

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#027C84

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6E6E6E

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #496fa9;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(73, 111, 169);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(54.0% 0.101 258.6);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8398c3',
    500: '#496fa9',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #496fa9;
$custom-light: #8398c3;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#496fa9",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 73,
    "g": 111,
    "b": 169
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 216.25,
    "s": 39.669,
    "l": 47.451
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.53996,
    "c": 0.10122,
    "h": 258.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.1565
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#496FA9

secondary

#BFAC8E

accent

#A058D0

background

#F8F9FC

surface

#EFF2F8

border

#CACCD1

text

#0B0D12

muted

#7C7E81

Preview Lab

Preview with #496FA9

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

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