#496AB9#496AB9

#496AB9 is a mid, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.152; OKLCH L 53.8% C 0.130 H 265.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.19:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#496AB9
RGB	rgb(73, 106, 185)
HSL	hsl(222, 44%, 51%)
HSV	hsv(222, 61%, 73%)
CMYK	cmyk(60.5%, 42.7%, 0%, 27.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(45.94, 12.81, -45.37)
CIE-LCH	lch(45.94, 47.14, 285.76°)
OKLab	oklab(53.84% -0.0107 -0.1292)
OKLCH	oklch(53.84% 0.13 265.2)
XYZ	xyz(16.6556, 15.2259, 47.9507)
Luminance	0.1523 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

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Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#496AB9 #B99849

analogous

#49A2B9 #496AB9 #6049B9

triadic

#496AB9 #B9496A #6AB949

tetradic

#496AB9 #B949A2 #B99849 #49B960

square

#496AB9 #B949A2 #B99849 #49B960

split-complementary

#496AB9 #B96049 #A2B949

monochromatic

#263762 #37508E #496AB9 #758ECA #A1B2DB

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.19

#496AB9 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.05

#496AB9 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #496AB9

5.19:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##496AB9	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##496AB9	1.00	5.19	4.05	5.19
#FFFFFF	5.19	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.05	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.19	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#4772BC

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#3768B7

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#007C88

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6D6D6D

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #496ab9;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(73, 106, 185);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(53.8% 0.130 265.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8594ce',
    500: '#496ab9',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #496ab9;
$custom-light: #8594ce;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#496ab9",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 73,
    "g": 106,
    "b": 185
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 222.321,
    "s": 44.444,
    "l": 50.588
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.53836,
    "c": 0.12963,
    "h": 265.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.15227
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#496AB9

secondary

#C8B996

accent

#AE54D4

background

#F8F9FC

surface

#F0F1F9

border

#CBCBD2

text

#0C0D14

muted

#7D7E82

Preview Lab

Preview with #496AB9

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

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