#496DB3#496DB3

#496DB3 is a mid, moderate blue. Relative luminance 0.156; OKLCH L 54.1% C 0.118 H 262.5°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.10:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#496DB3
RGB	rgb(73, 109, 179)
HSL	hsl(220, 42%, 49%)
HSV	hsv(220, 59%, 70%)
CMYK	cmyk(59.2%, 39.1%, 0%, 29.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(46.45, 8.88, -41.06)
CIE-LCH	lch(46.45, 42.01, 282.20°)
OKLab	oklab(54.12% -0.0153 -0.1165)
OKLCH	oklch(54.12% 0.118 262.5)
XYZ	xyz(16.3502, 15.6070, 44.7899)
Luminance	0.1561 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#496DB3 #B38F49

analogous

#49A2B3 #496DB3 #5A49B3

triadic

#496DB3 #B3496D #6DB349

tetradic

#496DB3 #B349A2 #B38F49 #49B35A

square

#496DB3 #B349A2 #B38F49 #49B35A

split-complementary

#496DB3 #B35A49 #A2B349

monochromatic

#26385C #375388 #496DB3 #738FC6 #9FB2D8

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.10

#496DB3 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.12

#496DB3 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #496DB3

5.10:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##496DB3	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##496DB3	1.00	5.10	4.12	5.10
#FFFFFF	5.10	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.12	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.10	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#4F73B6

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#416AB2

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#007D87

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6E6E6E

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #496db3;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(73, 109, 179);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(54.1% 0.118 262.5);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8496ca',
    500: '#496db3',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #496db3;
$custom-light: #8496ca;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#496db3",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 73,
    "g": 109,
    "b": 179
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 219.623,
    "s": 42.063,
    "l": 49.412
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.54123,
    "c": 0.11753,
    "h": 262.5
  },
  "luminance": 0.15608
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#496DB3

secondary

#C4B493

accent

#A856D2

background

#F8F9FC

surface

#F0F1F8

border

#CBCBD1

text

#0C0D13

muted

#7D7E82

Preview Lab

Preview with #496DB3

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

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