#496BB5#496BB5

#496BB5 is a mid, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.153; OKLCH L 53.8% C 0.123 H 264.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.18:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#496BB5
RGB	rgb(73, 107, 181)
HSL	hsl(221, 43%, 50%)
HSV	hsv(221, 60%, 71%)
CMYK	cmyk(59.7%, 40.9%, 0%, 29%)
CIE-LAB	lab(46.00, 10.81, -42.95)
CIE-LCH	lch(46.00, 44.29, 284.12°)
OKLab	oklab(53.81% -0.0126 -0.1221)
OKLCH	oklch(53.81% 0.123 264.1)
XYZ	xyz(16.3430, 15.2667, 45.7926)
Luminance	0.1527 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

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Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#496BB5 #B59349

analogous

#49A1B5 #496BB5 #5D49B5

triadic

#496BB5 #B5496B #6BB549

tetradic

#496BB5 #B549A1 #B59349 #49B55D

square

#496BB5 #B549A1 #B59349 #49B55D

split-complementary

#496BB5 #B55D49 #A1B549

monochromatic

#26375E #375189 #496BB5 #748EC7 #A0B2D9

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.18

#496BB5 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.05

#496BB5 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #496BB5

5.18:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##496BB5	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##496BB5	1.00	5.18	4.05	5.18
#FFFFFF	5.18	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.05	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.18	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#4B72B8

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#3C68B3

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#007C87

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6D6D6D

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #496bb5;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(73, 107, 181);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(53.8% 0.123 264.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8595cb',
    500: '#496bb5',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #496bb5;
$custom-light: #8595cb;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#496bb5",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 73,
    "g": 107,
    "b": 181
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 221.111,
    "s": 42.52,
    "l": 49.804
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.53805,
    "c": 0.12274,
    "h": 264.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.15268
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#496BB5

secondary

#C5B694

accent

#AB55D2

background

#F8F9FC

surface

#F0F1F8

border

#CBCBD1

text

#0C0D13

muted

#7D7E82

Preview Lab

Preview with #496BB5

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

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