#496DB4#496DB4

#496DB4 is a mid, moderate blue. Relative luminance 0.156; OKLCH L 54.2% C 0.119 H 262.7°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.08:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#496DB4
RGB	rgb(73, 109, 180)
HSL	hsl(220, 42%, 50%)
HSV	hsv(220, 59%, 71%)
CMYK	cmyk(59.4%, 39.4%, 0%, 29.4%)
CIE-LAB	lab(46.51, 9.22, -41.56)
CIE-LCH	lch(46.51, 42.57, 282.50°)
OKLab	oklab(54.18% -0.015 -0.118)
OKLCH	oklch(54.18% 0.119 262.7)
XYZ	xyz(16.4517, 15.6476, 45.3245)
Luminance	0.1565 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#496DB4 #B49049

analogous

#49A3B4 #496DB4 #5B49B4

triadic

#496DB4 #B4496D #6DB449

tetradic

#496DB4 #B449A3 #B49049 #49B45B

square

#496DB4 #B449A3 #B49049 #49B45B

split-complementary

#496DB4 #B45B49 #A3B449

monochromatic

#26385D #375388 #496DB4 #7490C7 #9FB2D8

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.08

#496DB4 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.13

#496DB4 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #496DB4

5.08:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##496DB4	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##496DB4	1.00	5.08	4.13	5.08
#FFFFFF	5.08	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.13	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.08	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#4F74B7

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#406AB2

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#007D88

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6E6E6E

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #496db4;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(73, 109, 180);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(54.2% 0.119 262.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8596cb',
    500: '#496db4',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #496db4;
$custom-light: #8596cb;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#496db4",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 73,
    "g": 109,
    "b": 180
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 219.813,
    "s": 42.292,
    "l": 49.608
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.54182,
    "c": 0.11894,
    "h": 262.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.15649
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#496DB4

secondary

#C5B494

accent

#A856D2

background

#F8F9FC

surface

#F0F1F8

border

#CBCBD1

text

#0C0D13

muted

#7D7E82

Preview Lab

Preview with #496DB4

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

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