#496BB3#496BB3

#496BB3 is a mid, moderate blue. Relative luminance 0.152; OKLCH L 53.7% C 0.120 H 263.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.20:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#496BB3
RGB	rgb(73, 107, 179)
HSL	hsl(221, 42%, 49%)
HSV	hsv(221, 59%, 70%)
CMYK	cmyk(59.2%, 40.2%, 0%, 29.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(45.89, 10.12, -41.96)
CIE-LCH	lch(45.89, 43.17, 283.56°)
OKLab	oklab(53.68% -0.013 -0.1192)
OKLCH	oklch(53.68% 0.12 263.8)
XYZ	xyz(16.1392, 15.1852, 44.7196)
Luminance	0.1519 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#496BB3 #B39149

analogous

#49A0B3 #496BB3 #5C49B3

triadic

#496BB3 #B3496B #6BB349

tetradic

#496BB3 #B349A0 #B39149 #49B35C

square

#496BB3 #B349A0 #B39149 #49B35C

split-complementary

#496BB3 #B35C49 #A0B349

monochromatic

#26375C #375188 #496BB3 #738EC6 #9FB1D8

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.20

#496BB3 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.04

#496BB3 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #496BB3

5.20:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##496BB3	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##496BB3	1.00	5.20	4.04	5.20
#FFFFFF	5.20	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.04	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.20	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#4C72B6

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#3E68B1

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#007B86

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6D6D6D

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #496bb3;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(73, 107, 179);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(53.7% 0.120 263.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8495ca',
    500: '#496bb3',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #496bb3;
$custom-light: #8495ca;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#496bb3",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 73,
    "g": 107,
    "b": 179
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 220.755,
    "s": 42.063,
    "l": 49.412
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.53683,
    "c": 0.11991,
    "h": 263.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.15187
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#496BB3

secondary

#C4B593

accent

#AA56D2

background

#F8F9FC

surface

#F0F1F8

border

#CBCBD1

text

#0C0D13

muted

#7D7E82

Preview Lab

Preview with #496BB3

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

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