#496FAC#496FAC

#496FAC is a mid, moderate blue. Relative luminance 0.158; OKLCH L 54.2% C 0.105 H 259.5°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.06:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#496FAC
RGB	rgb(73, 111, 172)
HSL	hsl(217, 40%, 48%)
HSV	hsv(217, 58%, 67%)
CMYK	cmyk(57.6%, 35.5%, 0%, 32.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(46.66, 5.27, -36.65)
CIE-LCH	lch(46.66, 37.03, 278.18°)
OKLab	oklab(54.16% -0.0192 -0.1036)
OKLCH	oklch(54.16% 0.105 259.5)
XYZ	xyz(15.8759, 15.7626, 41.2276)
Luminance	0.1576 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#496FAC #AC8649

analogous

#49A0AC #496FAC #5549AC

triadic

#496FAC #AC496F #6FAC49

tetradic

#496FAC #AC49A0 #AC8649 #49AC55

square

#496FAC #AC49A0 #AC8649 #49AC55

split-complementary

#496FAC #AC5549 #A0AC49

monochromatic

#253856 #375381 #496FAC #7090C2 #9BB1D5

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.06

#496FAC on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.15

#496FAC on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #496FAC

5.06:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##496FAC	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##496FAC	1.00	5.06	4.15	5.06
#FFFFFF	5.06	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.15	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.06	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#5674AF

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#496AAB

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#007D85

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6F6F6F

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #496fac;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(73, 111, 172);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(54.2% 0.105 259.5);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8398c5',
    500: '#496fac',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #496fac;
$custom-light: #8398c5;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#496fac",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 73,
    "g": 111,
    "b": 172
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 216.97,
    "s": 40.408,
    "l": 48.039
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.54163,
    "c": 0.10541,
    "h": 259.5
  },
  "luminance": 0.15764
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#496FAC

secondary

#C1AE90

accent

#A258D0

background

#F8F9FC

surface

#F0F2F8

border

#CBCCD1

text

#0B0D13

muted

#7C7E82

Preview Lab

Preview with #496FAC

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

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