#496BDB#496BDB

#496BDB is a mid, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.170; OKLCH L 56.3% C 0.175 H 267.7°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 4.76:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#496BDB
RGB	rgb(73, 107, 219)
HSL	hsl(226, 67%, 57%)
HSV	hsv(226, 67%, 86%)
CMYK	cmyk(66.7%, 51.1%, 0%, 14.1%)
CIE-LAB	lab(48.32, 24.02, -61.06)
CIE-LCH	lch(48.32, 65.62, 291.48°)
OKLab	oklab(56.32% -0.007 -0.1753)
OKLCH	oklch(56.32% 0.175 267.7)
XYZ	xyz(20.7871, 17.0443, 69.1985)
Luminance	0.1705 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#496BDB #DBB949

analogous

#49B4DB #496BDB #7049DB

triadic

#496BDB #DB496B #6BDB49

tetradic

#496BDB #DB49B4 #DBB949 #49DB70

square

#496BDB #DB49B4 #DBB949 #49DB70

split-complementary

#496BDB #DB7049 #B4DB49

monochromatic

#1C368E #264AC1 #496BDB #7C95E5 #AFBEEF

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.76

#496BDB on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.41

#496BDB on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #496BDB

4.76:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##496BDB	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##496BDB	1.00	4.76	4.41	4.76
#FFFFFF	4.76	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.41	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	4.76	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#267ADF

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#006CD9

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#008599

Achromatopsia (no color)

#737373

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #496bdb;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(73, 107, 219);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(56.3% 0.175 267.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8b94e7',
    500: '#496bdb',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #496bdb;
$custom-light: #8b94e7;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#496bdb",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 73,
    "g": 107,
    "b": 219
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 226.027,
    "s": 66.972,
    "l": 57.255
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.56324,
    "c": 0.17546,
    "h": 267.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.17046
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#496BDB

secondary

#DDD0A2

accent

#C23EEA

background

#F9F9FE

surface

#F1F1FC

border

#CBCBD5

text

#0D0D16

muted

#7E7E84

Preview Lab

Preview with #496BDB

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

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