#496CBB#496CBB

#496CBB is a mid, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.157; OKLCH L 54.4% C 0.130 H 264.5°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.07:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#496CBB
RGB	rgb(73, 108, 187)
HSL	hsl(222, 46%, 51%)
HSV	hsv(222, 61%, 73%)
CMYK	cmyk(61%, 42.2%, 0%, 26.7%)
CIE-LAB	lab(46.62, 12.24, -45.45)
CIE-LCH	lch(46.62, 47.07, 285.07°)
OKLab	oklab(54.39% -0.0125 -0.1294)
OKLCH	oklch(54.39% 0.13 264.5)
XYZ	xyz(17.0768, 15.7280, 49.1400)
Luminance	0.1573 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#496CBB #BB9849

analogous

#49A5BB #496CBB #5F49BB

triadic

#496CBB #BB496C #6CBB49

tetradic

#496CBB #BB49A5 #BB9849 #49BB5F

square

#496CBB #BB49A5 #BB9849 #49BB5F

split-complementary

#496CBB #BB5F49 #A5BB49

monochromatic

#253964 #365291 #496CBB #7690CC #A2B4DC

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.07

#496CBB on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.15

#496CBB on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #496CBB

5.07:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##496CBB	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##496CBB	1.00	5.07	4.15	5.07
#FFFFFF	5.07	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.15	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.07	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#4974BE

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#396AB9

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#007E8A

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6E6E6E

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #496cbb;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(73, 108, 187);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(54.4% 0.130 264.5);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8695d0',
    500: '#496cbb',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #496cbb;
$custom-light: #8695d0;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#496cbb",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 73,
    "g": 108,
    "b": 187
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 221.579,
    "s": 45.6,
    "l": 50.98
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.54391,
    "c": 0.13001,
    "h": 264.5
  },
  "luminance": 0.15729
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#496CBB

secondary

#C9BA97

accent

#AD53D5

background

#F8F9FC

surface

#F0F1F9

border

#CBCBD2

text

#0C0D14

muted

#7D7E82

Preview Lab

Preview with #496CBB

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

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