#496DB1#496DB1

#496DB1 is a mid, moderate blue. Relative luminance 0.155; OKLCH L 54.0% C 0.115 H 262.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.11:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#496DB1
RGB	rgb(73, 109, 177)
HSL	hsl(219, 42%, 49%)
HSV	hsv(219, 59%, 69%)
CMYK	cmyk(58.8%, 38.4%, 0%, 30.6%)
CIE-LAB	lab(46.35, 8.20, -40.07)
CIE-LCH	lch(46.35, 40.90, 281.56°)
OKLab	oklab(54.01% -0.0157 -0.1136)
OKLCH	oklch(54.01% 0.115 262.1)
XYZ	xyz(16.1494, 15.5267, 43.7324)
Luminance	0.1553 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#496DB1 #B18D49

analogous

#49A1B1 #496DB1 #5949B1

triadic

#496DB1 #B1496D #6DB149

tetradic

#496DB1 #B149A1 #B18D49 #49B159

square

#496DB1 #B149A1 #B18D49 #49B159

split-complementary

#496DB1 #B15949 #A1B149

monochromatic

#25385A #375286 #496DB1 #728FC5 #9EB1D7

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.11

#496DB1 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.11

#496DB1 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #496DB1

5.11:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##496DB1	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##496DB1	1.00	5.11	4.11	5.11
#FFFFFF	5.11	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.11	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.11	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#5073B4

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#4369B0

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#007C86

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6E6E6E

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #496db1;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(73, 109, 177);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(54.0% 0.115 262.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8496c8',
    500: '#496db1',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #496db1;
$custom-light: #8496c8;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#496db1",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 73,
    "g": 109,
    "b": 177
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 219.231,
    "s": 41.6,
    "l": 49.02
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.54005,
    "c": 0.1147,
    "h": 262.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.15528
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#496DB1

secondary

#C3B292

accent

#A756D1

background

#F8F9FC

surface

#F0F1F8

border

#CBCBD1

text

#0B0D13

muted

#7C7E82

Preview Lab

Preview with #496DB1

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

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