#496FAE#496FAE

#496FAE is a mid, moderate blue. Relative luminance 0.158; OKLCH L 54.3% C 0.108 H 260.0°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.04:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#496FAE
RGB	rgb(73, 111, 174)
HSL	hsl(217, 41%, 48%)
HSV	hsv(217, 58%, 68%)
CMYK	cmyk(58%, 36.2%, 0%, 31.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(46.76, 5.94, -37.66)
CIE-LCH	lch(46.76, 38.13, 278.97°)
OKLab	oklab(54.28% -0.0187 -0.1066)
OKLCH	oklch(54.28% 0.108 260)
XYZ	xyz(16.0694, 15.8400, 42.2468)
Luminance	0.1584 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#496FAE #AE8849

analogous

#49A1AE #496FAE #5549AE

triadic

#496FAE #AE496F #6FAE49

tetradic

#496FAE #AE49A1 #AE8849 #49AE55

square

#496FAE #AE49A1 #AE8849 #49AE55

split-complementary

#496FAE #AE5549 #A1AE49

monochromatic

#253858 #375383 #496FAE #7190C3 #9CB2D5

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.04

#496FAE on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.17

#496FAE on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #496FAE

5.04:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##496FAE	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##496FAE	1.00	5.04	4.17	5.04
#FFFFFF	5.04	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.17	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.04	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#5574B1

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#486BAD

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#007D86

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6F6F6F

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #496fae;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(73, 111, 174);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(54.3% 0.108 260.0);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8498c6',
    500: '#496fae',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #496fae;
$custom-light: #8498c6;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#496fae",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 73,
    "g": 111,
    "b": 174
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 217.426,
    "s": 40.891,
    "l": 48.431
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.54277,
    "c": 0.1082,
    "h": 260
  },
  "luminance": 0.15841
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#496FAE

secondary

#C2AF91

accent

#A357D1

background

#F8F9FC

surface

#F0F2F8

border

#CBCCD1

text

#0B0D13

muted

#7C7E82

Preview Lab

Preview with #496FAE

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

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