#496CBD#496CBD

#496CBD is a mid, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.158; OKLCH L 54.5% C 0.133 H 264.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.04:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#496CBD
RGB	rgb(73, 108, 189)
HSL	hsl(222, 47%, 51%)
HSV	hsv(222, 61%, 74%)
CMYK	cmyk(61.4%, 42.9%, 0%, 25.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(46.73, 12.93, -46.43)
CIE-LCH	lch(46.73, 48.20, 285.56°)
OKLab	oklab(54.52% -0.0121 -0.1323)
OKLCH	oklch(54.52% 0.133 264.8)
XYZ	xyz(17.2924, 15.8142, 50.2754)
Luminance	0.1582 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#496CBD #BD9A49

analogous

#49A6BD #496CBD #6049BD

triadic

#496CBD #BD496C #6CBD49

tetradic

#496CBD #BD49A6 #BD9A49 #49BD60

square

#496CBD #BD49A6 #BD9A49 #49BD60

split-complementary

#496CBD #BD6049 #A6BD49

monochromatic

#253966 #355293 #496CBD #7690CD #A3B5DE

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.04

#496CBD on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.16

#496CBD on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #496CBD

5.04:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##496CBD	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##496CBD	1.00	5.04	4.16	5.04
#FFFFFF	5.04	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.16	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.04	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#4774C0

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#366ABB

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#007E8B

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6F6F6F

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #496cbd;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(73, 108, 189);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(54.5% 0.133 264.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8695d1',
    500: '#496cbd',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #496cbd;
$custom-light: #8695d1;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#496cbd",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 73,
    "g": 108,
    "b": 189
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 221.897,
    "s": 46.774,
    "l": 51.373
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.54516,
    "c": 0.13282,
    "h": 264.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.15816
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#496CBD

secondary

#CABB97

accent

#AE51D6

background

#F8F9FC

surface

#F0F1F9

border

#CBCBD2

text

#0C0D14

muted

#7D7E82

Preview Lab

Preview with #496CBD

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

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