#496CB6#496CB6

#496CB6 is a mid, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.155; OKLCH L 54.1% C 0.123 H 263.7°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.12:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#496CB6
RGB	rgb(73, 108, 182)
HSL	hsl(221, 43%, 50%)
HSV	hsv(221, 60%, 71%)
CMYK	cmyk(59.9%, 40.7%, 0%, 28.6%)
CIE-LAB	lab(46.34, 10.52, -43.00)
CIE-LCH	lch(46.34, 44.27, 283.75°)
OKLab	oklab(54.08% -0.0135 -0.1222)
OKLCH	oklch(54.08% 0.123 263.7)
XYZ	xyz(16.5508, 15.5176, 46.3699)
Luminance	0.1552 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#496CB6 #B69349

analogous

#49A2B6 #496CB6 #5D49B6

triadic

#496CB6 #B6496C #6CB649

tetradic

#496CB6 #B649A2 #B69349 #49B65D

square

#496CB6 #B649A2 #B69349 #49B65D

split-complementary

#496CB6 #B65D49 #A2B649

monochromatic

#26385F #37528A #496CB6 #758FC8 #A0B3D9

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.12

#496CB6 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.10

#496CB6 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #496CB6

5.12:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##496CB6	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##496CB6	1.00	5.12	4.10	5.12
#FFFFFF	5.12	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.10	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.12	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#4C73B9

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#3D69B4

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#007D88

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6E6E6E

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #496cb6;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(73, 108, 182);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(54.1% 0.123 263.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8595cc',
    500: '#496cb6',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #496cb6;
$custom-light: #8595cc;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#496cb6",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 73,
    "g": 108,
    "b": 182
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 220.734,
    "s": 42.745,
    "l": 50
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.54084,
    "c": 0.12295,
    "h": 263.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.15519
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#496CB6

secondary

#C6B695

accent

#AA55D3

background

#F8F9FC

surface

#F0F1F9

border

#CBCBD2

text

#0C0D13

muted

#7D7E82

Preview Lab

Preview with #496CB6

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

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