#496CB2#496CB2

#496CB2 is a mid, moderate blue. Relative luminance 0.154; OKLCH L 53.8% C 0.117 H 263.0°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.16:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#496CB2
RGB	rgb(73, 108, 178)
HSL	hsl(220, 42%, 49%)
HSV	hsv(220, 59%, 70%)
CMYK	cmyk(59%, 39.3%, 0%, 30.2%)
CIE-LAB	lab(46.12, 9.16, -41.02)
CIE-LCH	lch(46.12, 42.03, 282.59°)
OKLab	oklab(53.84% -0.0144 -0.1164)
OKLCH	oklch(53.84% 0.117 263)
XYZ	xyz(16.1433, 15.3546, 44.2239)
Luminance	0.1536 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#496CB2 #B28F49

analogous

#49A1B2 #496CB2 #5B49B2

triadic

#496CB2 #B2496C #6CB249

tetradic

#496CB2 #B249A1 #B28F49 #49B25B

square

#496CB2 #B249A1 #B28F49 #49B25B

split-complementary

#496CB2 #B25B49 #A1B249

monochromatic

#25375B #375287 #496CB2 #738EC5 #9EB1D7

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.16

#496CB2 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.07

#496CB2 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #496CB2

5.16:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##496CB2	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##496CB2	1.00	5.16	4.07	5.16
#FFFFFF	5.16	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.07	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.16	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#4E72B5

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#4069B1

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#007C86

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6D6D6D

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #496cb2;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(73, 108, 178);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(53.8% 0.117 263.0);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8495c9',
    500: '#496cb2',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #496cb2;
$custom-light: #8495c9;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#496cb2",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 73,
    "g": 108,
    "b": 178
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 220,
    "s": 41.833,
    "l": 49.216
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.53843,
    "c": 0.11729,
    "h": 263
  },
  "luminance": 0.15356
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#496CB2

secondary

#C4B493

accent

#A856D2

background

#F8F9FC

surface

#F0F1F8

border

#CBCBD1

text

#0C0D13

muted

#7D7E82

Preview Lab

Preview with #496CB2

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

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