#496AB7#496AB7

#496AB7 is a mid, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.151; OKLCH L 53.7% C 0.127 H 265.0°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.21:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#496AB7
RGB	rgb(73, 106, 183)
HSL	hsl(222, 43%, 50%)
HSV	hsv(222, 60%, 72%)
CMYK	cmyk(60.1%, 42.1%, 0%, 28.2%)
CIE-LAB	lab(45.83, 12.12, -44.39)
CIE-LCH	lch(45.83, 46.01, 285.27°)
OKLab	oklab(53.71% -0.0111 -0.1263)
OKLCH	oklch(53.71% 0.127 265)
XYZ	xyz(16.4460, 15.1420, 46.8466)
Luminance	0.1514 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

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Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#496AB7 #B79649

analogous

#49A1B7 #496AB7 #5F49B7

triadic

#496AB7 #B7496A #6AB749

tetradic

#496AB7 #B749A1 #B79649 #49B75F

square

#496AB7 #B749A1 #B79649 #49B75F

split-complementary

#496AB7 #B75F49 #A1B749

monochromatic

#263760 #37518C #496AB7 #758EC8 #A1B2DA

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.21

#496AB7 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.03

#496AB7 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #496AB7

5.21:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##496AB7	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##496AB7	1.00	5.21	4.03	5.21
#FFFFFF	5.21	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.03	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.21	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#4872BA

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#3968B5

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#007B87

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6C6C6C

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #496ab7;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(73, 106, 183);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(53.7% 0.127 265.0);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8594cd',
    500: '#496ab7',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #496ab7;
$custom-light: #8594cd;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#496ab7",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 73,
    "g": 106,
    "b": 183
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 222,
    "s": 43.307,
    "l": 50.196
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.53711,
    "c": 0.12679,
    "h": 265
  },
  "luminance": 0.15143
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#496AB7

secondary

#C6B895

accent

#AD55D3

background

#F8F9FC

surface

#F0F1F9

border

#CBCBD2

text

#0C0D13

muted

#7D7E82

Preview Lab

Preview with #496AB7

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

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