#496BBF#496BBF

#496BBF is a mid, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.157; OKLCH L 54.4% C 0.137 H 265.5°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.07:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#496BBF
RGB	rgb(73, 107, 191)
HSL	hsl(223, 48%, 52%)
HSV	hsv(223, 62%, 75%)
CMYK	cmyk(61.8%, 44%, 0%, 25.1%)
CIE-LAB	lab(46.57, 14.25, -47.84)
CIE-LCH	lch(46.57, 49.92, 286.59°)
OKLab	oklab(54.43% -0.0107 -0.1364)
OKLCH	oklch(54.43% 0.137 265.5)
XYZ	xyz(17.4061, 15.6919, 51.3917)
Luminance	0.1569 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#496BBF #BF9D49

analogous

#49A6BF #496BBF #6249BF

triadic

#496BBF #BF496B #6BBF49

tetradic

#496BBF #BF49A6 #BF9D49 #49BF62

square

#496BBF #BF49A6 #BF9D49 #49BF62

split-complementary

#496BBF #BF6249 #A6BF49

monochromatic

#253869 #355196 #496BBF #7690CF #A4B5DF

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.07

#496BBF on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.14

#496BBF on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #496BBF

5.07:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##496BBF	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##496BBF	1.00	5.07	4.14	5.07
#FFFFFF	5.07	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.14	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.07	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#4474C2

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#3269BD

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#007E8C

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6E6E6E

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #496bbf;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(73, 107, 191);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(54.4% 0.137 265.5);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8694d3',
    500: '#496bbf',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #496bbf;
$custom-light: #8694d3;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#496bbf",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 73,
    "g": 107,
    "b": 191
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 222.712,
    "s": 47.967,
    "l": 51.765
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.54429,
    "c": 0.13686,
    "h": 265.5
  },
  "luminance": 0.15693
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#496BBF

secondary

#CCBD98

accent

#B150D8

background

#F8F9FD

surface

#F0F1FA

border

#CBCBD3

text

#0C0D14

muted

#7D7E83

Preview Lab

Preview with #496BBF

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

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