#496ABE#496ABE

#496ABE is a mid, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.154; OKLCH L 54.2% C 0.137 H 265.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.14:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#496ABE
RGB	rgb(73, 106, 190)
HSL	hsl(223, 47%, 52%)
HSV	hsv(223, 62%, 75%)
CMYK	cmyk(61.6%, 44.2%, 0%, 25.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(46.23, 14.53, -47.80)
CIE-LCH	lch(46.23, 49.96, 286.91°)
OKLab	oklab(54.15% -0.0098 -0.1363)
OKLCH	oklch(54.15% 0.137 265.9)
XYZ	xyz(17.1928, 15.4408, 50.7795)
Luminance	0.1544 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

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Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#496ABE #BE9D49

analogous

#49A5BE #496ABE #6349BE

triadic

#496ABE #BE496A #6ABE49

tetradic

#496ABE #BE49A5 #BE9D49 #49BE63

square

#496ABE #BE49A5 #BE9D49 #49BE63

split-complementary

#496ABE #BE6349 #A5BE49

monochromatic

#253868 #355095 #496ABE #768FCE #A3B4DE

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.14

#496ABE on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.09

#496ABE on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #496ABE

5.14:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##496ABE	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##496ABE	1.00	5.14	4.09	5.14
#FFFFFF	5.14	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.09	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.14	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#4373C1

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#3169BC

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#007D8B

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6E6E6E

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #496abe;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(73, 106, 190);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(54.2% 0.137 265.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8694d2',
    500: '#496abe',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #496abe;
$custom-light: #8694d2;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#496abe",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 73,
    "g": 106,
    "b": 190
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 223.077,
    "s": 47.368,
    "l": 51.569
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.54152,
    "c": 0.13668,
    "h": 265.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.15442
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#496ABE

secondary

#CBBD98

accent

#B151D7

background

#F8F9FC

surface

#F0F1F9

border

#CBCBD2

text

#0C0D14

muted

#7D7E82

Preview Lab

Preview with #496ABE

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

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