#496ABB#496ABB

#496ABB is a mid, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.153; OKLCH L 54.0% C 0.132 H 265.5°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.17:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#496ABB
RGB	rgb(73, 106, 187)
HSL	hsl(223, 46%, 51%)
HSV	hsv(223, 61%, 73%)
CMYK	cmyk(61%, 43.3%, 0%, 26.7%)
CIE-LAB	lab(46.06, 13.50, -46.34)
CIE-LCH	lch(46.06, 48.27, 286.24°)
OKLab	oklab(53.96% -0.0104 -0.132)
OKLCH	oklch(53.96% 0.132 265.5)
XYZ	xyz(16.8683, 15.3109, 49.0705)
Luminance	0.1531 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#496ABB #BB9A49

analogous

#49A3BB #496ABB #6149BB

triadic

#496ABB #BB496A #6ABB49

tetradic

#496ABB #BB49A3 #BB9A49 #49BB61

square

#496ABB #BB49A3 #BB9A49 #49BB61

split-complementary

#496ABB #BB6149 #A3BB49

monochromatic

#253864 #365091 #496ABB #768ECC #A2B3DC

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.17

#496ABB on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.06

#496ABB on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #496ABB

5.17:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##496ABB	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##496ABB	1.00	5.17	4.06	5.17
#FFFFFF	5.17	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.06	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.17	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#4573BE

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#3568B9

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#007C89

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6D6D6D

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #496abb;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(73, 106, 187);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(54.0% 0.132 265.5);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8694d0',
    500: '#496abb',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #496abb;
$custom-light: #8694d0;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#496abb",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 73,
    "g": 106,
    "b": 187
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 222.632,
    "s": 45.6,
    "l": 50.98
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.53961,
    "c": 0.13246,
    "h": 265.5
  },
  "luminance": 0.15312
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#496ABB

secondary

#C9BB97

accent

#AF53D5

background

#F8F9FC

surface

#F0F1F9

border

#CBCBD2

text

#0C0D14

muted

#7D7E82

Preview Lab

Preview with #496ABB

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

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