#496CB0#496CB0

#496CB0 is a mid, moderate blue. Relative luminance 0.153; OKLCH L 53.7% C 0.114 H 262.6°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.18:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#496CB0
RGB	rgb(73, 108, 176)
HSL	hsl(220, 41%, 49%)
HSV	hsv(220, 59%, 69%)
CMYK	cmyk(58.5%, 38.6%, 0%, 31%)
CIE-LAB	lab(46.01, 8.48, -40.02)
CIE-LCH	lch(46.01, 40.91, 281.96°)
OKLab	oklab(53.73% -0.0148 -0.1135)
OKLCH	oklch(53.73% 0.114 262.6)
XYZ	xyz(15.9440, 15.2749, 43.1740)
Luminance	0.1528 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

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Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#496CB0 #B08D49

analogous

#49A0B0 #496CB0 #5A49B0

triadic

#496CB0 #B0496C #6CB049

tetradic

#496CB0 #B049A0 #B08D49 #49B05A

square

#496CB0 #B049A0 #B08D49 #49B05A

split-complementary

#496CB0 #B05A49 #A0B049

monochromatic

#253759 #375185 #496CB0 #728EC4 #9DB1D6

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.18

#496CB0 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.06

#496CB0 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #496CB0

5.18:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##496CB0	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##496CB0	1.00	5.18	4.06	5.18
#FFFFFF	5.18	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.06	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.18	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#4F72B3

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#4269AF

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#007B85

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6D6D6D

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #496cb0;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(73, 108, 176);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(53.7% 0.114 262.6);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8495c8',
    500: '#496cb0',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #496cb0;
$custom-light: #8495c8;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#496cb0",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 73,
    "g": 108,
    "b": 176
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 219.612,
    "s": 41.365,
    "l": 48.824
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.53725,
    "c": 0.11446,
    "h": 262.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.15276
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#496CB0

secondary

#C3B292

accent

#A857D1

background

#F8F9FC

surface

#F0F1F8

border

#CBCBD1

text

#0B0D13

muted

#7C7E82

Preview Lab

Preview with #496CB0

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

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