#496BB9#496BB9

#496BB9 is a mid, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.154; OKLCH L 54.1% C 0.128 H 264.7°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.14:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#496BB9
RGB	rgb(73, 107, 185)
HSL	hsl(222, 44%, 51%)
HSV	hsv(222, 61%, 73%)
CMYK	cmyk(60.5%, 42.2%, 0%, 27.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(46.22, 12.18, -44.92)
CIE-LCH	lch(46.22, 46.54, 285.17°)
OKLab	oklab(54.05% -0.0118 -0.1279)
OKLCH	oklch(54.05% 0.128 264.7)
XYZ	xyz(16.7593, 15.4332, 47.9853)
Luminance	0.1543 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

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Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#496BB9 #B99749

analogous

#49A3B9 #496BB9 #5F49B9

triadic

#496BB9 #B9496B #6BB949

tetradic

#496BB9 #B949A3 #B99749 #49B95F

square

#496BB9 #B949A3 #B99749 #49B95F

split-complementary

#496BB9 #B95F49 #A3B949

monochromatic

#263862 #37518E #496BB9 #758FCA #A1B3DB

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.14

#496BB9 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.09

#496BB9 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #496BB9

5.14:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##496BB9	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##496BB9	1.00	5.14	4.09	5.14
#FFFFFF	5.14	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.09	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.14	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#4873BC

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#3969B7

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#007C89

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6D6D6D

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #496bb9;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(73, 107, 185);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(54.1% 0.128 264.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8594ce',
    500: '#496bb9',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #496bb9;
$custom-light: #8594ce;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#496bb9",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 73,
    "g": 107,
    "b": 185
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 221.786,
    "s": 44.444,
    "l": 50.588
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.54051,
    "c": 0.1284,
    "h": 264.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.15435
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#496BB9

secondary

#C8B996

accent

#AD54D4

background

#F8F9FC

surface

#F0F1F9

border

#CBCBD2

text

#0C0D14

muted

#7D7E82

Preview Lab

Preview with #496BB9

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

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