#496ABF#496ABF

#496ABF is a mid, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.155; OKLCH L 54.2% C 0.138 H 266.0°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.13:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#496ABF
RGB	rgb(73, 106, 191)
HSL	hsl(223, 48%, 52%)
HSV	hsv(223, 62%, 75%)
CMYK	cmyk(61.8%, 44.5%, 0%, 25.1%)
CIE-LAB	lab(46.29, 14.88, -48.29)
CIE-LCH	lch(46.29, 50.53, 287.13°)
OKLab	oklab(54.22% -0.0097 -0.1377)
OKLCH	oklch(54.22% 0.138 266)
XYZ	xyz(17.3024, 15.4846, 51.3571)
Luminance	0.1549 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

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Perceptual scales

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Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#496ABF #BF9E49

analogous

#49A5BF #496ABF #6349BF

triadic

#496ABF #BF496A #6ABF49

tetradic

#496ABF #BF49A5 #BF9E49 #49BF63

square

#496ABF #BF49A5 #BF9E49 #49BF63

split-complementary

#496ABF #BF6349 #A5BF49

monochromatic

#253869 #355096 #496ABF #768FCF #A4B4DF

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.13

#496ABF on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.10

#496ABF on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #496ABF

5.13:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##496ABF	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##496ABF	1.00	5.13	4.10	5.13
#FFFFFF	5.13	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.10	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.13	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#4273C2

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#3069BD

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#007D8B

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6E6E6E

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #496abf;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(73, 106, 191);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(54.2% 0.138 266.0);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8694d3',
    500: '#496abf',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #496abf;
$custom-light: #8694d3;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#496abf",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 73,
    "g": 106,
    "b": 191
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 223.22,
    "s": 47.967,
    "l": 51.765
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.54217,
    "c": 0.13809,
    "h": 266
  },
  "luminance": 0.15486
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#496ABF

secondary

#CCBD98

accent

#B250D8

background

#F8F9FD

surface

#F0F1FA

border

#CBCBD3

text

#0C0D14

muted

#7D7E83

Preview Lab

Preview with #496ABF

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

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