#496AB2#496AB2

#496AB2 is a mid, moderate blue. Relative luminance 0.149; OKLCH L 53.4% C 0.120 H 264.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.27:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#496AB2
RGB	rgb(73, 106, 178)
HSL	hsl(221, 42%, 49%)
HSV	hsv(221, 59%, 70%)
CMYK	cmyk(59%, 40.4%, 0%, 30.2%)
CIE-LAB	lab(45.55, 10.41, -41.92)
CIE-LCH	lch(45.55, 43.19, 283.94°)
OKLab	oklab(53.4% -0.0121 -0.1191)
OKLCH	oklch(53.4% 0.12 264.2)
XYZ	xyz(15.9348, 14.9376, 44.1544)
Luminance	0.1494 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

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Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#496AB2 #B29149

analogous

#499FB2 #496AB2 #5D49B2

triadic

#496AB2 #B2496A #6AB249

tetradic

#496AB2 #B2499F #B29149 #49B25D

square

#496AB2 #B2499F #B29149 #49B25D

split-complementary

#496AB2 #B25D49 #9FB249

monochromatic

#25365B #375087 #496AB2 #738DC5 #9EB0D7

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.27

#496AB2 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.99

#496AB2 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #496AB2

5.27:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##496AB2	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##496AB2	1.00	5.27	3.99	5.27
#FFFFFF	5.27	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.99	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.27	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#4B71B5

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#3D67B0

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#007A85

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6C6C6C

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #496ab2;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(73, 106, 178);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(53.4% 0.120 264.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8494c9',
    500: '#496ab2',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #496ab2;
$custom-light: #8494c9;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#496ab2",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 73,
    "g": 106,
    "b": 178
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 221.143,
    "s": 41.833,
    "l": 49.216
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.53404,
    "c": 0.11969,
    "h": 264.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.14939
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#496AB2

secondary

#C4B493

accent

#AB56D2

background

#F8F9FC

surface

#F0F1F8

border

#CBCBD1

text

#0C0D13

muted

#7D7E82

Preview Lab

Preview with #496AB2

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

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