#496BB0#496BB0

#496BB0 is a mid, moderate blue. Relative luminance 0.151; OKLCH L 53.5% C 0.116 H 263.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.23:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#496BB0
RGB	rgb(73, 107, 176)
HSL	hsl(220, 41%, 49%)
HSV	hsv(220, 59%, 69%)
CMYK	cmyk(58.5%, 39.2%, 0%, 31%)
CIE-LAB	lab(45.72, 9.10, -40.47)
CIE-LCH	lch(45.72, 41.48, 282.67°)
OKLab	oklab(53.5% -0.0137 -0.1148)
OKLCH	oklch(53.5% 0.116 263.2)
XYZ	xyz(15.8391, 15.0651, 43.1391)
Luminance	0.1507 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

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Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#496BB0 #B08E49

analogous

#499FB0 #496BB0 #5B49B0

triadic

#496BB0 #B0496B #6BB049

tetradic

#496BB0 #B0499F #B08E49 #49B05B

square

#496BB0 #B0499F #B08E49 #49B05B

split-complementary

#496BB0 #B05B49 #9FB049

monochromatic

#253659 #375185 #496BB0 #728DC4 #9DB0D6

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.23

#496BB0 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.01

#496BB0 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #496BB0

5.23:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##496BB0	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##496BB0	1.00	5.23	4.01	5.23
#FFFFFF	5.23	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.01	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.23	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#4E71B3

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#4068AF

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#007A85

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6C6C6C

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #496bb0;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(73, 107, 176);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(53.5% 0.116 263.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8495c8',
    500: '#496bb0',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #496bb0;
$custom-light: #8495c8;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#496bb0",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 73,
    "g": 107,
    "b": 176
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 220.194,
    "s": 41.365,
    "l": 48.824
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.53504,
    "c": 0.11564,
    "h": 263.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.15066
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#496BB0

secondary

#C3B392

accent

#A957D1

background

#F8F9FC

surface

#F0F1F8

border

#CBCBD1

text

#0B0D13

muted

#7C7E82

Preview Lab

Preview with #496BB0

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

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