#496DB2#496DB2

#496DB2 is a mid, moderate blue. Relative luminance 0.156; OKLCH L 54.1% C 0.116 H 262.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.11:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#496DB2
RGB	rgb(73, 109, 178)
HSL	hsl(219, 42%, 49%)
HSV	hsv(219, 59%, 70%)
CMYK	cmyk(59%, 38.8%, 0%, 30.2%)
CIE-LAB	lab(46.40, 8.54, -40.57)
CIE-LCH	lch(46.40, 41.45, 281.88°)
OKLab	oklab(54.06% -0.0155 -0.1151)
OKLCH	oklch(54.06% 0.116 262.3)
XYZ	xyz(16.2494, 15.5667, 44.2592)
Luminance	0.1557 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#496DB2 #B28E49

analogous

#49A2B2 #496DB2 #5A49B2

triadic

#496DB2 #B2496D #6DB249

tetradic

#496DB2 #B249A2 #B28E49 #49B25A

square

#496DB2 #B249A2 #B28E49 #49B25A

split-complementary

#496DB2 #B25A49 #A2B249

monochromatic

#25385B #375287 #496DB2 #738FC5 #9EB2D7

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.11

#496DB2 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.11

#496DB2 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #496DB2

5.11:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##496DB2	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##496DB2	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)

#5073B5

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#4269B1

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#007C87

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6E6E6E

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #496db2;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(73, 109, 178);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(54.1% 0.116 262.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8496c9',
    500: '#496db2',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #496db2;
$custom-light: #8496c9;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#496db2",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 73,
    "g": 109,
    "b": 178
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 219.429,
    "s": 41.833,
    "l": 49.216
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.54063,
    "c": 0.11612,
    "h": 262.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.15568
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#496DB2

secondary

#C4B393

accent

#A756D2

background

#F8F9FC

surface

#F0F1F8

border

#CBCBD1

text

#0C0D13

muted

#7D7E82

Preview Lab

Preview with #496DB2

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

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