#496BBE#496BBE

#496BBE is a mid, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.157; OKLCH L 54.4% C 0.135 H 265.4°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.08:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#496BBE
RGB	rgb(73, 107, 190)
HSL	hsl(223, 47%, 52%)
HSV	hsv(223, 62%, 75%)
CMYK	cmyk(61.6%, 43.7%, 0%, 25.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(46.51, 13.90, -47.36)
CIE-LCH	lch(46.51, 49.36, 286.36°)
OKLab	oklab(54.36% -0.0109 -0.135)
OKLCH	oklch(54.36% 0.135 265.4)
XYZ	xyz(17.2964, 15.6481, 50.8141)
Luminance	0.1565 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

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Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#496BBE #BE9C49

analogous

#49A6BE #496BBE #6249BE

triadic

#496BBE #BE496B #6BBE49

tetradic

#496BBE #BE49A6 #BE9C49 #49BE62

square

#496BBE #BE49A6 #BE9C49 #49BE62

split-complementary

#496BBE #BE6249 #A6BE49

monochromatic

#253868 #355195 #496BBE #7690CE #A3B4DE

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.08

#496BBE on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.13

#496BBE on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #496BBE

5.08:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##496BBE	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##496BBE	1.00	5.08	4.13	5.08
#FFFFFF	5.08	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.13	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.08	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#4574C1

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#3369BC

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#007E8B

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6E6E6E

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #496bbe;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(73, 107, 190);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(54.4% 0.135 265.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8694d2',
    500: '#496bbe',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #496bbe;
$custom-light: #8694d2;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#496bbe",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 73,
    "g": 107,
    "b": 190
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 222.564,
    "s": 47.368,
    "l": 51.569
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.54365,
    "c": 0.13546,
    "h": 265.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.1565
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#496BBE

secondary

#CBBC98

accent

#B051D7

background

#F8F9FC

surface

#F0F1F9

border

#CBCBD2

text

#0C0D14

muted

#7D7E82

Preview Lab

Preview with #496BBE

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

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