#496ABD#496ABD

#496ABD is a mid, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.154; OKLCH L 54.1% C 0.135 H 265.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.15:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#496ABD
RGB	rgb(73, 106, 189)
HSL	hsl(223, 47%, 51%)
HSV	hsv(223, 61%, 74%)
CMYK	cmyk(61.4%, 43.9%, 0%, 25.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(46.17, 14.19, -47.32)
CIE-LCH	lch(46.17, 49.40, 286.69°)
OKLab	oklab(54.09% -0.01 -0.1349)
OKLCH	oklch(54.09% 0.135 265.8)
XYZ	xyz(17.0838, 15.3972, 50.2059)
Luminance	0.1540 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#496ABD #BD9C49

analogous

#49A4BD #496ABD #6249BD

triadic

#496ABD #BD496A #6ABD49

tetradic

#496ABD #BD49A4 #BD9C49 #49BD62

square

#496ABD #BD49A4 #BD9C49 #49BD62

split-complementary

#496ABD #BD6249 #A4BD49

monochromatic

#253866 #355093 #496ABD #768FCD #A3B4DE

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.15

#496ABD on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.08

#496ABD on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #496ABD

5.15:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##496ABD	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##496ABD	1.00	5.15	4.08	5.15
#FFFFFF	5.15	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.08	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.15	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#4473C0

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#3368BB

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#007D8A

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6D6D6D

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #496abd;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(73, 106, 189);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(54.1% 0.135 265.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8694d1',
    500: '#496abd',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #496abd;
$custom-light: #8694d1;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#496abd",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 73,
    "g": 106,
    "b": 189
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 222.931,
    "s": 46.774,
    "l": 51.373
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.54088,
    "c": 0.13527,
    "h": 265.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.15399
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#496ABD

secondary

#CABC97

accent

#B151D6

background

#F8F9FC

surface

#F0F1F9

border

#CBCBD2

text

#0C0D14

muted

#7D7E82

Preview Lab

Preview with #496ABD

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

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