#496CBC#496CBC

#496CBC is a mid, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.158; OKLCH L 54.5% C 0.131 H 264.6°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.05:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#496CBC
RGB	rgb(73, 108, 188)
HSL	hsl(222, 46%, 51%)
HSV	hsv(222, 61%, 74%)
CMYK	cmyk(61.2%, 42.6%, 0%, 26.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(46.67, 12.59, -45.94)
CIE-LCH	lch(46.67, 47.63, 285.32°)
OKLab	oklab(54.45% -0.0123 -0.1308)
OKLCH	oklch(54.45% 0.131 264.6)
XYZ	xyz(17.1842, 15.7709, 49.7057)
Luminance	0.1577 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#496CBC #BC9949

analogous

#49A5BC #496CBC #5F49BC

triadic

#496CBC #BC496C #6CBC49

tetradic

#496CBC #BC49A5 #BC9949 #49BC5F

square

#496CBC #BC49A5 #BC9949 #49BC5F

split-complementary

#496CBC #BC5F49 #A5BC49

monochromatic

#253965 #365292 #496CBC #7690CC #A2B4DD

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.05

#496CBC on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.15

#496CBC on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #496CBC

5.05:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##496CBC	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##496CBC	1.00	5.05	4.15	5.05
#FFFFFF	5.05	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.15	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.05	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#4874BF

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#386ABA

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#007E8B

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6F6F6F

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #496cbc;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(73, 108, 188);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(54.5% 0.131 264.6);

Tailwind

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

SCSS

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

JSON

{
  "hex": "#496cbc",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 73,
    "g": 108,
    "b": 188
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 221.739,
    "s": 46.185,
    "l": 51.176
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.54453,
    "c": 0.13142,
    "h": 264.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.15772
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#496CBC

secondary

#CABA97

accent

#AE52D6

background

#F8F9FC

surface

#F0F1F9

border

#CBCBD2

text

#0C0D14

muted

#7D7E82

Preview Lab

Preview with #496CBC

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

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