#496BB1#496BB1

#496BB1 is a mid, moderate blue. Relative luminance 0.151; OKLCH L 53.6% C 0.117 H 263.4°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.22:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#496BB1
RGB	rgb(73, 107, 177)
HSL	hsl(220, 42%, 49%)
HSV	hsv(220, 59%, 69%)
CMYK	cmyk(58.8%, 39.5%, 0%, 30.6%)
CIE-LAB	lab(45.78, 9.44, -40.97)
CIE-LCH	lch(45.78, 42.04, 282.97°)
OKLab	oklab(53.56% -0.0135 -0.1163)
OKLCH	oklch(53.56% 0.117 263.4)
XYZ	xyz(15.9384, 15.1049, 43.6621)
Luminance	0.1511 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#496BB1 #B18F49

analogous

#499FB1 #496BB1 #5B49B1

triadic

#496BB1 #B1496B #6BB149

tetradic

#496BB1 #B1499F #B18F49 #49B15B

square

#496BB1 #B1499F #B18F49 #49B15B

split-complementary

#496BB1 #B15B49 #9FB149

monochromatic

#25375A #375186 #496BB1 #728DC5 #9EB0D7

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.22

#496BB1 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.02

#496BB1 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #496BB1

5.22:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##496BB1	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##496BB1	1.00	5.22	4.02	5.22
#FFFFFF	5.22	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.02	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.22	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#4D72B4

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#4068B0

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#007B85

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6C6C6C

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #496bb1;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(73, 107, 177);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(53.6% 0.117 263.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8495c9',
    500: '#496bb1',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #496bb1;
$custom-light: #8495c9;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#496bb1",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 73,
    "g": 107,
    "b": 177
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 220.385,
    "s": 41.6,
    "l": 49.02
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.53563,
    "c": 0.11707,
    "h": 263.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.15106
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#496BB1

secondary

#C3B392

accent

#A956D1

background

#F8F9FC

surface

#F0F1F8

border

#CBCBD1

text

#0C0D13

muted

#7D7E82

Preview Lab

Preview with #496BB1

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

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