#496ACB#496ACB

#496ACB is a mid, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.160; OKLCH L 55.0% C 0.155 H 267.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 4.99:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#496ACB
RGB	rgb(73, 106, 203)
HSL	hsl(225, 56%, 54%)
HSV	hsv(225, 64%, 80%)
CMYK	cmyk(64%, 47.8%, 0%, 20.4%)
CIE-LAB	lab(47.02, 19.05, -54.03)
CIE-LCH	lch(47.02, 57.29, 289.43°)
OKLab	oklab(55.01% -0.0078 -0.1546)
OKLCH	oklch(55.01% 0.155 267.1)
XYZ	xyz(18.6775, 16.0346, 58.5990)
Luminance	0.1604 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#496ACB #CBAA49

analogous

#49ABCB #496ACB #6949CB

triadic

#496ACB #CB496A #6ACB49

tetradic

#496ACB #CB49AB #CBAA49 #49CB69

square

#496ACB #CB49AB #CBAA49 #49CB69

split-complementary

#496ACB #CB6949 #ABCB49

monochromatic

#223877 #304EA7 #496ACB #7991D9 #A8B8E6

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.99

#496ACB on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.21

#496ACB on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #496ACB

4.99:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##496ACB	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##496ACB	1.00	4.99	4.21	4.99
#FFFFFF	4.99	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.21	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	4.99	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#3876CF

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#1D6AC9

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#008091

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6F6F6F

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #496acb;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(73, 106, 203);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(55.0% 0.155 267.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8894db',
    500: '#496acb',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #496acb;
$custom-light: #8894db;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#496acb",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 73,
    "g": 106,
    "b": 203
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 224.769,
    "s": 55.556,
    "l": 54.118
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.55009,
    "c": 0.15483,
    "h": 267.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.16036
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#496ACB

secondary

#D4C69C

accent

#B949DF

background

#F8F9FD

surface

#F0F1FB

border

#CBCBD4

text

#0D0D15

muted

#7D7E83

Preview Lab

Preview with #496ACB

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

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