#496BCB#496BCB

#496BCB is a mid, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.162; OKLCH L 55.2% C 0.154 H 266.7°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 4.94:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#496BCB
RGB	rgb(73, 107, 203)
HSL	hsl(224, 56%, 54%)
HSV	hsv(224, 64%, 80%)
CMYK	cmyk(64%, 47.3%, 0%, 20.4%)
CIE-LAB	lab(47.29, 18.42, -53.59)
CIE-LCH	lch(47.29, 56.67, 288.97°)
OKLab	oklab(55.22% -0.0088 -0.1533)
OKLCH	oklch(55.22% 0.154 266.7)
XYZ	xyz(18.7811, 16.2419, 58.6336)
Luminance	0.1624 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#496BCB #CBA949

analogous

#49ACCB #496BCB #6849CB

triadic

#496BCB #CB496B #6BCB49

tetradic

#496BCB #CB49AC #CBA949 #49CB68

square

#496BCB #CB49AC #CBA949 #49CB68

split-complementary

#496BCB #CB6849 #ACCB49

monochromatic

#223877 #304FA7 #496BCB #7992D9 #A8B8E6

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.94

#496BCB on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.25

#496BCB on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #496BCB

4.94:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##496BCB	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##496BCB	1.00	4.94	4.25	4.94
#FFFFFF	4.94	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.25	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	4.94	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#3A76CF

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#216BC9

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#008191

Achromatopsia (no color)

#707070

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #496bcb;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(73, 107, 203);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(55.2% 0.154 266.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8894db',
    500: '#496bcb',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #496bcb;
$custom-light: #8894db;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#496bcb",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 73,
    "g": 107,
    "b": 203
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 224.308,
    "s": 55.556,
    "l": 54.118
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.55216,
    "c": 0.15359,
    "h": 266.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.16244
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#496BCB

secondary

#D4C59C

accent

#B849DF

background

#F8F9FD

surface

#F0F1FB

border

#CBCBD4

text

#0D0D15

muted

#7D7E83

Preview Lab

Preview with #496BCB

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

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