#496CB8#496CB8

#496CB8 is a mid, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.156; OKLCH L 54.2% C 0.126 H 264.0°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.10:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#496CB8
RGB	rgb(73, 108, 184)
HSL	hsl(221, 44%, 50%)
HSV	hsv(221, 60%, 72%)
CMYK	cmyk(60.3%, 41.3%, 0%, 27.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(46.45, 11.21, -43.98)
CIE-LCH	lch(46.45, 45.39, 284.30°)
OKLab	oklab(54.21% -0.0131 -0.1251)
OKLCH	oklch(54.21% 0.126 264)
XYZ	xyz(16.7590, 15.6009, 47.4662)
Luminance	0.1560 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#496CB8 #B89549

analogous

#49A4B8 #496CB8 #5D49B8

triadic

#496CB8 #B8496C #6CB849

tetradic

#496CB8 #B849A4 #B89549 #49B85D

square

#496CB8 #B849A4 #B89549 #49B85D

split-complementary

#496CB8 #B85D49 #A4B849

monochromatic

#263861 #37528D #496CB8 #7590C9 #A1B3DA

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.10

#496CB8 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.12

#496CB8 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #496CB8

5.10:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##496CB8	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##496CB8	1.00	5.10	4.12	5.10
#FFFFFF	5.10	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.12	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.10	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#4B74BB

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#3B69B6

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#007D89

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6E6E6E

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #496cb8;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(73, 108, 184);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(54.2% 0.126 264.0);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8595ce',
    500: '#496cb8',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #496cb8;
$custom-light: #8595ce;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#496cb8",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 73,
    "g": 108,
    "b": 184
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 221.081,
    "s": 43.874,
    "l": 50.392
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.54206,
    "c": 0.12578,
    "h": 264
  },
  "luminance": 0.15602
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#496CB8

secondary

#C7B896

accent

#AB54D4

background

#F8F9FC

surface

#F0F1F9

border

#CBCBD2

text

#0C0D13

muted

#7D7E82

Preview Lab

Preview with #496CB8

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

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