#496FAF#496FAF

#496FAF is a mid, moderate blue. Relative luminance 0.159; OKLCH L 54.3% C 0.110 H 260.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.03:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#496FAF
RGB	rgb(73, 111, 175)
HSL	hsl(218, 41%, 49%)
HSV	hsv(218, 58%, 69%)
CMYK	cmyk(58.3%, 36.6%, 0%, 31.4%)
CIE-LAB	lab(46.82, 6.28, -38.16)
CIE-LCH	lch(46.82, 38.67, 279.34°)
OKLab	oklab(54.33% -0.0184 -0.108)
OKLCH	oklch(54.33% 0.11 260.3)
XYZ	xyz(16.1673, 15.8791, 42.7621)
Luminance	0.1588 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#496FAF #AF8949

analogous

#49A2AF #496FAF #5649AF

triadic

#496FAF #AF496F #6FAF49

tetradic

#496FAF #AF49A2 #AF8949 #49AF56

square

#496FAF #AF49A2 #AF8949 #49AF56

split-complementary

#496FAF #AF5649 #A2AF49

monochromatic

#253859 #375484 #496FAF #7190C4 #9CB2D6

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.03

#496FAF on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.18

#496FAF on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #496FAF

5.03:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##496FAF	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##496FAF	1.00	5.03	4.18	5.03
#FFFFFF	5.03	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.18	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.03	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#5474B2

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#476BAE

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#007D87

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6F6F6F

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #496faf;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(73, 111, 175);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(54.3% 0.110 260.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8498c7',
    500: '#496faf',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #496faf;
$custom-light: #8498c7;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#496faf",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 73,
    "g": 111,
    "b": 175
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 217.647,
    "s": 41.129,
    "l": 48.627
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.54334,
    "c": 0.10959,
    "h": 260.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.1588
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#496FAF

secondary

#C2B091

accent

#A357D1

background

#F8F9FC

surface

#F0F2F8

border

#CBCCD1

text

#0B0D13

muted

#7C7E82

Preview Lab

Preview with #496FAF

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

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