#496ADB#496ADB

#496ADB is a mid, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.168; OKLCH L 56.1% C 0.177 H 268.0°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 4.81:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#496ADB
RGB	rgb(73, 106, 219)
HSL	hsl(226, 67%, 57%)
HSV	hsv(226, 67%, 86%)
CMYK	cmyk(66.7%, 51.6%, 0%, 14.1%)
CIE-LAB	lab(48.05, 24.65, -61.49)
CIE-LCH	lch(48.05, 66.24, 291.85°)
OKLab	oklab(56.13% -0.0061 -0.1766)
OKLCH	oklch(56.13% 0.177 268)
XYZ	xyz(20.6835, 16.8370, 69.1640)
Luminance	0.1684 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#496ADB #DBBA49

analogous

#49B3DB #496ADB #7149DB

triadic

#496ADB #DB496A #6ADB49

tetradic

#496ADB #DB49B3 #DBBA49 #49DB71

square

#496ADB #DB49B3 #DBBA49 #49DB71

split-complementary

#496ADB #DB7149 #B3DB49

monochromatic

#1C368E #2649C1 #496ADB #7C94E5 #AFBEEF

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.81

#496ADB on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.37

#496ADB on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #496ADB

4.81:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##496ADB	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##496ADB	1.00	4.81	4.37	4.81
#FFFFFF	4.81	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.37	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	4.81	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#2379DF

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#006CD9

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#008598

Achromatopsia (no color)

#727272

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #496adb;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(73, 106, 219);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(56.1% 0.177 268.0);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8b94e7',
    500: '#496adb',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #496adb;
$custom-light: #8b94e7;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#496adb",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 73,
    "g": 106,
    "b": 219
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 226.438,
    "s": 66.972,
    "l": 57.255
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.56126,
    "c": 0.17667,
    "h": 268
  },
  "luminance": 0.16839
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#496ADB

secondary

#DDD0A2

accent

#C33EEA

background

#F9F9FE

surface

#F1F1FC

border

#CBCBD5

text

#0D0D16

muted

#7E7E84

Preview Lab

Preview with #496ADB

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

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