#496DB0#496DB0

#496DB0 is a mid, moderate blue. Relative luminance 0.155; OKLCH L 53.9% C 0.113 H 261.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.12:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#496DB0
RGB	rgb(73, 109, 176)
HSL	hsl(219, 41%, 49%)
HSV	hsv(219, 59%, 69%)
CMYK	cmyk(58.5%, 38.1%, 0%, 31%)
CIE-LAB	lab(46.29, 7.86, -39.57)
CIE-LCH	lch(46.29, 40.34, 281.23°)
OKLab	oklab(53.95% -0.0159 -0.1122)
OKLCH	oklch(53.95% 0.113 261.9)
XYZ	xyz(16.0501, 15.4870, 43.2094)
Luminance	0.1549 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#496DB0 #B08C49

analogous

#49A1B0 #496DB0 #5949B0

triadic

#496DB0 #B0496D #6DB049

tetradic

#496DB0 #B049A1 #B08C49 #49B059

square

#496DB0 #B049A1 #B08C49 #49B059

split-complementary

#496DB0 #B05949 #A1B049

monochromatic

#253759 #375285 #496DB0 #728FC4 #9DB1D6

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.12

#496DB0 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.10

#496DB0 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #496DB0

5.12:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##496DB0	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##496DB0	1.00	5.12	4.10	5.12
#FFFFFF	5.12	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.10	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.12	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#5173B3

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#4469AF

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#007C86

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6E6E6E

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #496db0;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(73, 109, 176);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(53.9% 0.113 261.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8496c8',
    500: '#496db0',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #496db0;
$custom-light: #8496c8;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#496db0",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 73,
    "g": 109,
    "b": 176
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 219.029,
    "s": 41.365,
    "l": 48.824
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.53946,
    "c": 0.1133,
    "h": 261.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.15488
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#496DB0

secondary

#C3B292

accent

#A657D1

background

#F8F9FC

surface

#F0F1F8

border

#CBCBD1

text

#0B0D13

muted

#7C7E82

Preview Lab

Preview with #496DB0

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

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