#496ABA#496ABA

#496ABA is a mid, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.153; OKLCH L 53.9% C 0.131 H 265.4°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.18:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#496ABA
RGB	rgb(73, 106, 186)
HSL	hsl(222, 45%, 51%)
HSV	hsv(222, 61%, 73%)
CMYK	cmyk(60.8%, 43%, 0%, 27.1%)
CIE-LAB	lab(46.00, 13.15, -45.85)
CIE-LCH	lch(46.00, 47.70, 286.00°)
OKLab	oklab(53.9% -0.0105 -0.1306)
OKLCH	oklch(53.9% 0.131 265.4)
XYZ	xyz(16.7616, 15.2683, 48.5086)
Luminance	0.1527 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#496ABA #BA9949

analogous

#49A2BA #496ABA #6049BA

triadic

#496ABA #BA496A #6ABA49

tetradic

#496ABA #BA49A2 #BA9949 #49BA60

square

#496ABA #BA49A2 #BA9949 #49BA60

split-complementary

#496ABA #BA6049 #A2BA49

monochromatic

#263863 #36508F #496ABA #758ECB #A2B3DC

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.18

#496ABA on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.05

#496ABA on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #496ABA

5.18:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##496ABA	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##496ABA	1.00	5.18	4.05	5.18
#FFFFFF	5.18	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.05	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.18	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#4672BD

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#3668B8

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#007C89

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6D6D6D

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #496aba;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(73, 106, 186);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(53.9% 0.131 265.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8694cf',
    500: '#496aba',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #496aba;
$custom-light: #8694cf;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#496aba",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 73,
    "g": 106,
    "b": 186
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 222.478,
    "s": 45.02,
    "l": 50.784
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.53898,
    "c": 0.13104,
    "h": 265.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.1527
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#496ABA

secondary

#C8BA96

accent

#AF53D5

background

#F8F9FC

surface

#F0F1F9

border

#CBCBD2

text

#0C0D14

muted

#7D7E82

Preview Lab

Preview with #496ABA

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

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