#496CBA#496CBA

#496CBA is a mid, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.157; OKLCH L 54.3% C 0.129 H 264.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.08:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#496CBA
RGB	rgb(73, 108, 186)
HSL	hsl(221, 45%, 51%)
HSV	hsv(221, 61%, 73%)
CMYK	cmyk(60.8%, 41.9%, 0%, 27.1%)
CIE-LAB	lab(46.56, 11.90, -44.96)
CIE-LCH	lch(46.56, 46.51, 284.82°)
OKLab	oklab(54.33% -0.0127 -0.128)
OKLCH	oklch(54.33% 0.129 264.3)
XYZ	xyz(16.9701, 15.6853, 48.5781)
Luminance	0.1569 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

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Perceptual scales

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Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#496CBA #BA9749

analogous

#49A4BA #496CBA #5E49BA

triadic

#496CBA #BA496C #6CBA49

tetradic

#496CBA #BA49A4 #BA9749 #49BA5E

square

#496CBA #BA49A4 #BA9749 #49BA5E

split-complementary

#496CBA #BA5E49 #A4BA49

monochromatic

#263963 #36528F #496CBA #7590CB #A2B4DC

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.08

#496CBA on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.14

#496CBA on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #496CBA

5.08:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##496CBA	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##496CBA	1.00	5.08	4.14	5.08
#FFFFFF	5.08	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.14	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.08	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#4974BD

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#396AB8

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#007D8A

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6E6E6E

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #496cba;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(73, 108, 186);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(54.3% 0.129 264.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8595cf',
    500: '#496cba',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #496cba;
$custom-light: #8595cf;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#496cba",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 73,
    "g": 108,
    "b": 186
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 221.416,
    "s": 45.02,
    "l": 50.784
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.54329,
    "c": 0.1286,
    "h": 264.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.15687
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#496CBA

secondary

#C8B996

accent

#AD53D5

background

#F8F9FC

surface

#F0F1F9

border

#CBCBD2

text

#0C0D14

muted

#7D7E82

Preview Lab

Preview with #496CBA

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

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