#496CBE#496CBE

#496CBE is a mid, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.159; OKLCH L 54.6% C 0.134 H 264.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.03:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#496CBE
RGB	rgb(73, 108, 190)
HSL	hsl(222, 47%, 52%)
HSV	hsv(222, 62%, 75%)
CMYK	cmyk(61.6%, 43.2%, 0%, 25.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(46.79, 13.28, -46.91)
CIE-LCH	lch(46.79, 48.76, 285.80°)
OKLab	oklab(54.58% -0.0119 -0.1337)
OKLCH	oklch(54.58% 0.134 264.9)
XYZ	xyz(17.4013, 15.8578, 50.8491)
Luminance	0.1586 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#496CBE #BE9B49

analogous

#49A7BE #496CBE #6149BE

triadic

#496CBE #BE496C #6CBE49

tetradic

#496CBE #BE49A7 #BE9B49 #49BE61

square

#496CBE #BE49A7 #BE9B49 #49BE61

split-complementary

#496CBE #BE6149 #A7BE49

monochromatic

#253968 #355295 #496CBE #7690CE #A3B5DE

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.03

#496CBE on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.17

#496CBE on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #496CBE

5.03:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##496CBE	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##496CBE	1.00	5.03	4.17	5.03
#FFFFFF	5.03	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.17	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.03	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#4775C1

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#356ABC

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#007E8C

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6F6F6F

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #496cbe;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(73, 108, 190);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(54.6% 0.134 264.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8695d2',
    500: '#496cbe',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #496cbe;
$custom-light: #8695d2;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#496cbe",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 73,
    "g": 108,
    "b": 190
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 222.051,
    "s": 47.368,
    "l": 51.569
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.54579,
    "c": 0.13423,
    "h": 264.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.15859
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#496CBE

secondary

#CBBC98

accent

#AF51D7

background

#F8F9FC

surface

#F0F1F9

border

#CBCBD2

text

#0C0D14

muted

#7D7E82

Preview Lab

Preview with #496CBE

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

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