#496FAA#496FAA

#496FAA is a mid, moderate blue. Relative luminance 0.157; OKLCH L 54.1% C 0.103 H 258.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.08:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#496FAA
RGB	rgb(73, 111, 170)
HSL	hsl(216, 40%, 48%)
HSV	hsv(216, 57%, 67%)
CMYK	cmyk(57.1%, 34.7%, 0%, 33.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(46.56, 4.60, -35.64)
CIE-LCH	lch(46.56, 35.94, 277.35°)
OKLab	oklab(54.05% -0.0197 -0.1007)
OKLCH	oklch(54.05% 0.103 258.9)
XYZ	xyz(15.6853, 15.6863, 40.2236)
Luminance	0.1569 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#496FAA #AA8449

analogous

#499FAA #496FAA #5349AA

triadic

#496FAA #AA496F #6FAA49

tetradic

#496FAA #AA499F #AA8449 #49AA53

square

#496FAA #AA499F #AA8449 #49AA53

split-complementary

#496FAA #AA5349 #9FAA49

monochromatic

#243754 #37537F #496FAA #6F8FC1 #9AB0D4

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.08

#496FAA on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.14

#496FAA on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #496FAA

5.08:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##496FAA	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##496FAA	1.00	5.08	4.14	5.08
#FFFFFF	5.08	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.14	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.08	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#5773AC

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#4B6AA9

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#007C84

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6E6E6E

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #496faa;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(73, 111, 170);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(54.1% 0.103 258.9);

Tailwind

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

SCSS

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

JSON

{
  "hex": "#496faa",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 73,
    "g": 111,
    "b": 170
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 216.495,
    "s": 39.918,
    "l": 47.647
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.54051,
    "c": 0.10261,
    "h": 258.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.15688
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#496FAA

secondary

#C0AD8F

accent

#A158D0

background

#F8F9FC

surface

#EFF2F8

border

#CACCD1

text

#0B0D12

muted

#7C7E81

Preview Lab

Preview with #496FAA

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

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