#496DB5#496DB5

#496DB5 is a mid, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.157; OKLCH L 54.2% C 0.120 H 262.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.07:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#496DB5
RGB	rgb(73, 109, 181)
HSL	hsl(220, 43%, 50%)
HSV	hsv(220, 60%, 71%)
CMYK	cmyk(59.7%, 39.8%, 0%, 29%)
CIE-LAB	lab(46.56, 9.56, -42.05)
CIE-LCH	lch(46.56, 43.13, 282.81°)
OKLab	oklab(54.24% -0.0148 -0.1194)
OKLCH	oklch(54.24% 0.12 262.9)
XYZ	xyz(16.5539, 15.6885, 45.8629)
Luminance	0.1569 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#496DB5 #B59149

analogous

#49A3B5 #496DB5 #5B49B5

triadic

#496DB5 #B5496D #6DB549

tetradic

#496DB5 #B549A3 #B59149 #49B55B

square

#496DB5 #B549A3 #B59149 #49B55B

split-complementary

#496DB5 #B55B49 #A3B549

monochromatic

#26385E #375389 #496DB5 #7490C7 #A0B3D9

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.07

#496DB5 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.14

#496DB5 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #496DB5

5.07:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##496DB5	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##496DB5	1.00	5.07	4.14	5.07
#FFFFFF	5.07	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.14	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.07	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#4E74B8

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#406AB3

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#007D88

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6E6E6E

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #496db5;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(73, 109, 181);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(54.2% 0.120 262.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8596cb',
    500: '#496db5',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #496db5;
$custom-light: #8596cb;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#496db5",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 73,
    "g": 109,
    "b": 181
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 220,
    "s": 42.52,
    "l": 49.804
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.54242,
    "c": 0.12035,
    "h": 262.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.1569
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#496DB5

secondary

#C5B594

accent

#A955D2

background

#F8F9FC

surface

#F0F1F8

border

#CBCBD1

text

#0C0D13

muted

#7D7E82

Preview Lab

Preview with #496DB5

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

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