#496BB8#496BB8

#496BB8 is a mid, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.154; OKLCH L 54.0% C 0.127 H 264.6°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.15:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#496BB8
RGB	rgb(73, 107, 184)
HSL	hsl(222, 44%, 50%)
HSV	hsv(222, 60%, 72%)
CMYK	cmyk(60.3%, 41.8%, 0%, 27.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(46.17, 11.84, -44.43)
CIE-LCH	lch(46.17, 45.98, 284.92°)
OKLab	oklab(53.99% -0.012 -0.1264)
OKLCH	oklch(53.99% 0.127 264.6)
XYZ	xyz(16.6541, 15.3911, 47.4313)
Luminance	0.1539 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

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Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#496BB8 #B89649

analogous

#49A2B8 #496BB8 #5E49B8

triadic

#496BB8 #B8496B #6BB849

tetradic

#496BB8 #B849A2 #B89649 #49B85E

square

#496BB8 #B849A2 #B89649 #49B85E

split-complementary

#496BB8 #B85E49 #A2B849

monochromatic

#263861 #37518D #496BB8 #758FC9 #A1B3DA

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.15

#496BB8 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.08

#496BB8 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #496BB8

5.15:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##496BB8	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##496BB8	1.00	5.15	4.08	5.15
#FFFFFF	5.15	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.08	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.15	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#4973BB

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#3A69B6

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#007C88

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6D6D6D

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #496bb8;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(73, 107, 184);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(54.0% 0.127 264.6);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8595ce',
    500: '#496bb8',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #496bb8;
$custom-light: #8595ce;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#496bb8",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 73,
    "g": 107,
    "b": 184
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 221.622,
    "s": 43.874,
    "l": 50.392
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.53989,
    "c": 0.12699,
    "h": 264.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.15393
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#496BB8

secondary

#C7B896

accent

#AD54D4

background

#F8F9FC

surface

#F0F1F9

border

#CBCBD2

text

#0C0D13

muted

#7D7E82

Preview Lab

Preview with #496BB8

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

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