#496BBC#496BBC

#496BBC is a mid, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.156; OKLCH L 54.2% C 0.133 H 265.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.11:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#496BBC
RGB	rgb(73, 107, 188)
HSL	hsl(222, 46%, 51%)
HSV	hsv(222, 61%, 74%)
CMYK	cmyk(61.2%, 43.1%, 0%, 26.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(46.39, 13.21, -46.39)
CIE-LCH	lch(46.39, 48.23, 285.90°)
OKLab	oklab(54.24% -0.0112 -0.1322)
OKLCH	oklch(54.24% 0.133 265.1)
XYZ	xyz(17.0793, 15.5612, 49.6708)
Luminance	0.1556 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#496BBC #BC9A49

analogous

#49A4BC #496BBC #6049BC

triadic

#496BBC #BC496B #6BBC49

tetradic

#496BBC #BC49A4 #BC9A49 #49BC60

square

#496BBC #BC49A4 #BC9A49 #49BC60

split-complementary

#496BBC #BC6049 #A4BC49

monochromatic

#253865 #365192 #496BBC #768FCC #A2B4DD

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.11

#496BBC on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.11

#496BBC on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #496BBC

5.11:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##496BBC	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##496BBC	1.00	5.11	4.11	5.11
#FFFFFF	5.11	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.11	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.11	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#4674BF

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#3669BA

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#007D8A

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6E6E6E

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #496bbc;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(73, 107, 188);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(54.2% 0.133 265.1);

Tailwind

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

SCSS

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

JSON

{
  "hex": "#496bbc",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 73,
    "g": 107,
    "b": 188
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 222.261,
    "s": 46.185,
    "l": 51.176
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.54239,
    "c": 0.13264,
    "h": 265.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.15563
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#496BBC

secondary

#CABB97

accent

#AF52D6

background

#F8F9FC

surface

#F0F1F9

border

#CBCBD2

text

#0C0D14

muted

#7D7E82

Preview Lab

Preview with #496BBC

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

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