#496CB3#496CB3

#496CB3 is a mid, moderate blue. Relative luminance 0.154; OKLCH L 53.9% C 0.119 H 263.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.15:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#496CB3
RGB	rgb(73, 108, 179)
HSL	hsl(220, 42%, 49%)
HSV	hsv(220, 59%, 70%)
CMYK	cmyk(59.2%, 39.7%, 0%, 29.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(46.17, 9.50, -41.51)
CIE-LCH	lch(46.17, 42.59, 282.89°)
OKLab	oklab(53.9% -0.0141 -0.1179)
OKLCH	oklch(53.9% 0.119 263.2)
XYZ	xyz(16.2441, 15.3949, 44.7546)
Luminance	0.1540 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#496CB3 #B39049

analogous

#49A1B3 #496CB3 #5B49B3

triadic

#496CB3 #B3496C #6CB349

tetradic

#496CB3 #B349A1 #B39049 #49B35B

square

#496CB3 #B349A1 #B39049 #49B35B

split-complementary

#496CB3 #B35B49 #A1B349

monochromatic

#26385C #375288 #496CB3 #738FC6 #9FB2D8

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.15

#496CB3 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.08

#496CB3 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #496CB3

5.15:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##496CB3	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##496CB3	1.00	5.15	4.08	5.15
#FFFFFF	5.15	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.08	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.15	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#4E73B6

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#4069B1

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#007C87

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6D6D6D

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #496cb3;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(73, 108, 179);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(53.9% 0.119 263.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8495ca',
    500: '#496cb3',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #496cb3;
$custom-light: #8495ca;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#496cb3",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 73,
    "g": 108,
    "b": 179
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 220.189,
    "s": 42.063,
    "l": 49.412
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.53903,
    "c": 0.11872,
    "h": 263.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.15396
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#496CB3

secondary

#C4B493

accent

#A956D2

background

#F8F9FC

surface

#F0F1F8

border

#CBCBD1

text

#0C0D13

muted

#7D7E82

Preview Lab

Preview with #496CB3

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

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