#496CB1#496CB1

#496CB1 is a mid, moderate blue. Relative luminance 0.153; OKLCH L 53.8% C 0.116 H 262.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.17:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#496CB1
RGB	rgb(73, 108, 177)
HSL	hsl(220, 42%, 49%)
HSV	hsv(220, 59%, 69%)
CMYK	cmyk(58.8%, 39%, 0%, 30.6%)
CIE-LAB	lab(46.06, 8.82, -40.52)
CIE-LCH	lch(46.06, 41.47, 282.28°)
OKLab	oklab(53.78% -0.0146 -0.115)
OKLCH	oklch(53.78% 0.116 262.8)
XYZ	xyz(16.0433, 15.3146, 43.6970)
Luminance	0.1532 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#496CB1 #B18E49

analogous

#49A0B1 #496CB1 #5A49B1

triadic

#496CB1 #B1496C #6CB149

tetradic

#496CB1 #B149A0 #B18E49 #49B15A

square

#496CB1 #B149A0 #B18E49 #49B15A

split-complementary

#496CB1 #B15A49 #A0B149

monochromatic

#25375A #375286 #496CB1 #728EC5 #9EB1D7

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.17

#496CB1 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.06

#496CB1 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #496CB1

5.17:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##496CB1	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##496CB1	1.00	5.17	4.06	5.17
#FFFFFF	5.17	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.06	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.17	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#4F72B4

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#4169B0

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#007B86

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6D6D6D

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #496cb1;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(73, 108, 177);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(53.8% 0.116 262.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8495c8',
    500: '#496cb1',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #496cb1;
$custom-light: #8495c8;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#496cb1",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 73,
    "g": 108,
    "b": 177
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 219.808,
    "s": 41.6,
    "l": 49.02
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.53784,
    "c": 0.11588,
    "h": 262.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.15316
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#496CB1

secondary

#C3B392

accent

#A856D1

background

#F8F9FC

surface

#F0F1F8

border

#CBCBD1

text

#0C0D13

muted

#7D7E82

Preview Lab

Preview with #496CB1

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

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