#496CBF#496CBF

#496CBF is a mid, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.159; OKLCH L 54.6% C 0.136 H 265.0°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.02:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#496CBF
RGB	rgb(73, 108, 191)
HSL	hsl(222, 48%, 52%)
HSV	hsv(222, 62%, 75%)
CMYK	cmyk(61.8%, 43.5%, 0%, 25.1%)
CIE-LAB	lab(46.85, 13.62, -47.40)
CIE-LCH	lch(46.85, 49.32, 286.03°)
OKLab	oklab(54.64% -0.0117 -0.1351)
OKLCH	oklch(54.64% 0.136 265)
XYZ	xyz(17.5109, 15.9016, 51.4266)
Luminance	0.1590 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#496CBF #BF9C49

analogous

#49A7BF #496CBF #6149BF

triadic

#496CBF #BF496C #6CBF49

tetradic

#496CBF #BF49A7 #BF9C49 #49BF61

square

#496CBF #BF49A7 #BF9C49 #49BF61

split-complementary

#496CBF #BF6149 #A7BF49

monochromatic

#253969 #355296 #496CBF #7691CF #A4B5DF

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.02

#496CBF on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.18

#496CBF on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #496CBF

5.02:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##496CBF	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##496CBF	1.00	5.02	4.18	5.02
#FFFFFF	5.02	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.18	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.02	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#4675C2

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#346ABD

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#007F8C

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6F6F6F

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #496cbf;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(73, 108, 191);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(54.6% 0.136 265.0);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8695d3',
    500: '#496cbf',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #496cbf;
$custom-light: #8695d3;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#496cbf",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 73,
    "g": 108,
    "b": 191
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 222.203,
    "s": 47.967,
    "l": 51.765
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.54642,
    "c": 0.13564,
    "h": 265
  },
  "luminance": 0.15903
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#496CBF

secondary

#CCBC98

accent

#AF50D8

background

#F8F9FD

surface

#F0F1FA

border

#CBCBD3

text

#0C0D14

muted

#7D7E83

Preview Lab

Preview with #496CBF

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

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