#496CB7#496CB7

#496CB7 is a mid, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.156; OKLCH L 54.1% C 0.124 H 263.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.11:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#496CB7
RGB	rgb(73, 108, 183)
HSL	hsl(221, 43%, 50%)
HSV	hsv(221, 60%, 72%)
CMYK	cmyk(60.1%, 41%, 0%, 28.2%)
CIE-LAB	lab(46.39, 10.87, -43.49)
CIE-LCH	lch(46.39, 44.83, 284.03°)
OKLab	oklab(54.15% -0.0133 -0.1237)
OKLCH	oklch(54.15% 0.124 263.9)
XYZ	xyz(16.6545, 15.5591, 46.9161)
Luminance	0.1556 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#496CB7 #B79449

analogous

#49A3B7 #496CB7 #5D49B7

triadic

#496CB7 #B7496C #6CB749

tetradic

#496CB7 #B749A3 #B79449 #49B75D

square

#496CB7 #B749A3 #B79449 #49B75D

split-complementary

#496CB7 #B75D49 #A3B749

monochromatic

#263860 #37528C #496CB7 #758FC8 #A1B3DA

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.11

#496CB7 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.11

#496CB7 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #496CB7

5.11:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##496CB7	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##496CB7	1.00	5.11	4.11	5.11
#FFFFFF	5.11	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.11	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.11	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#4B73BA

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#3C69B5

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#007D88

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6E6E6E

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #496cb7;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(73, 108, 183);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(54.1% 0.124 263.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8595cd',
    500: '#496cb7',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #496cb7;
$custom-light: #8595cd;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#496cb7",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 73,
    "g": 108,
    "b": 183
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 220.909,
    "s": 43.307,
    "l": 50.196
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.54145,
    "c": 0.12437,
    "h": 263.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.1556
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#496CB7

secondary

#C6B795

accent

#AB55D3

background

#F8F9FC

surface

#F0F1F9

border

#CBCBD2

text

#0C0D13

muted

#7D7E82

Preview Lab

Preview with #496CB7

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

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