#496BBB#496BBB

#496BBB is a mid, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.155; OKLCH L 54.2% C 0.131 H 265.0°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.12:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#496BBB
RGB	rgb(73, 107, 187)
HSL	hsl(222, 46%, 51%)
HSV	hsv(222, 61%, 73%)
CMYK	cmyk(61%, 42.8%, 0%, 26.7%)
CIE-LAB	lab(46.34, 12.87, -45.90)
CIE-LCH	lch(46.34, 47.67, 285.66°)
OKLab	oklab(54.18% -0.0114 -0.1307)
OKLCH	oklch(54.18% 0.131 265)
XYZ	xyz(16.9719, 15.5183, 49.1050)
Luminance	0.1552 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#496BBB #BB9949

analogous

#49A4BB #496BBB #6049BB

triadic

#496BBB #BB496B #6BBB49

tetradic

#496BBB #BB49A4 #BB9949 #49BB60

square

#496BBB #BB49A4 #BB9949 #49BB60

split-complementary

#496BBB #BB6049 #A4BB49

monochromatic

#253864 #365191 #496BBB #768FCC #A2B3DC

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.12

#496BBB on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.10

#496BBB on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #496BBB

5.12:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##496BBB	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##496BBB	1.00	5.12	4.10	5.12
#FFFFFF	5.12	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.10	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.12	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#4773BE

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#3769B9

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#007D8A

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6E6E6E

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #496bbb;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(73, 107, 187);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(54.2% 0.131 265.0);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8694d0',
    500: '#496bbb',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #496bbb;
$custom-light: #8694d0;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#496bbb",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 73,
    "g": 107,
    "b": 187
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 222.105,
    "s": 45.6,
    "l": 50.98
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.54176,
    "c": 0.13123,
    "h": 265
  },
  "luminance": 0.1552
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#496BBB

secondary

#C9BA97

accent

#AE53D5

background

#F8F9FC

surface

#F0F1F9

border

#CBCBD2

text

#0C0D14

muted

#7D7E82

Preview Lab

Preview with #496BBB

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

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