#496BBA#496BBA

#496BBA is a mid, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.155; OKLCH L 54.1% C 0.130 H 264.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.13:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#496BBA
RGB	rgb(73, 107, 186)
HSL	hsl(222, 45%, 51%)
HSV	hsv(222, 61%, 73%)
CMYK	cmyk(60.8%, 42.5%, 0%, 27.1%)
CIE-LAB	lab(46.28, 12.52, -45.41)
CIE-LCH	lch(46.28, 47.10, 285.42°)
OKLab	oklab(54.11% -0.0116 -0.1293)
OKLCH	oklch(54.11% 0.13 264.9)
XYZ	xyz(16.8652, 15.4756, 48.5432)
Luminance	0.1548 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#496BBA #BA9849

analogous

#49A3BA #496BBA #5F49BA

triadic

#496BBA #BA496B #6BBA49

tetradic

#496BBA #BA49A3 #BA9849 #49BA5F

square

#496BBA #BA49A3 #BA9849 #49BA5F

split-complementary

#496BBA #BA5F49 #A3BA49

monochromatic

#263863 #36518F #496BBA #758FCB #A2B3DC

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.13

#496BBA on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.10

#496BBA on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #496BBA

5.13:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##496BBA	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##496BBA	1.00	5.13	4.10	5.13
#FFFFFF	5.13	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.10	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.13	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#4873BD

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#3869B8

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#007D89

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6E6E6E

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #496bba;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(73, 107, 186);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(54.1% 0.130 264.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8594cf',
    500: '#496bba',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #496bba;
$custom-light: #8594cf;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#496bba",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 73,
    "g": 107,
    "b": 186
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 221.947,
    "s": 45.02,
    "l": 50.784
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.54113,
    "c": 0.12982,
    "h": 264.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.15477
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#496BBA

secondary

#C8B996

accent

#AE53D5

background

#F8F9FC

surface

#F0F1F9

border

#CBCBD2

text

#0C0D14

muted

#7D7E82

Preview Lab

Preview with #496BBA

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

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