#496BB4#496BB4

#496BB4 is a mid, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.152; OKLCH L 53.7% C 0.121 H 263.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.19:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#496BB4
RGB	rgb(73, 107, 180)
HSL	hsl(221, 42%, 50%)
HSV	hsv(221, 59%, 71%)
CMYK	cmyk(59.4%, 40.6%, 0%, 29.4%)
CIE-LAB	lab(45.94, 10.46, -42.46)
CIE-LCH	lch(45.94, 43.73, 283.84°)
OKLab	oklab(53.74% -0.0128 -0.1206)
OKLCH	oklch(53.74% 0.121 263.9)
XYZ	xyz(16.2407, 15.2258, 45.2542)
Luminance	0.1523 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#496BB4 #B49249

analogous

#49A0B4 #496BB4 #5D49B4

triadic

#496BB4 #B4496B #6BB449

tetradic

#496BB4 #B449A0 #B49249 #49B45D

square

#496BB4 #B449A0 #B49249 #49B45D

split-complementary

#496BB4 #B45D49 #A0B449

monochromatic

#26375D #375188 #496BB4 #748EC7 #9FB1D8

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.19

#496BB4 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.05

#496BB4 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #496BB4

5.19:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##496BB4	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##496BB4	1.00	5.19	4.05	5.19
#FFFFFF	5.19	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.05	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.19	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#4C72B7

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#3D68B2

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#007B87

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6D6D6D

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #496bb4;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(73, 107, 180);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(53.7% 0.121 263.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8595cb',
    500: '#496bb4',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #496bb4;
$custom-light: #8595cb;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#496bb4",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 73,
    "g": 107,
    "b": 180
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 220.935,
    "s": 42.292,
    "l": 49.608
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.53744,
    "c": 0.12133,
    "h": 263.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.15227
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#496BB4

secondary

#C5B594

accent

#AB56D2

background

#F8F9FC

surface

#F0F1F8

border

#CBCBD1

text

#0C0D13

muted

#7D7E82

Preview Lab

Preview with #496BB4

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

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