#496DB6#496DB6

#496DB6 is a mid, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.157; OKLCH L 54.3% C 0.122 H 263.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.06:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#496DB6
RGB	rgb(73, 109, 182)
HSL	hsl(220, 43%, 50%)
HSV	hsv(220, 60%, 71%)
CMYK	cmyk(59.9%, 40.1%, 0%, 28.6%)
CIE-LAB	lab(46.62, 9.90, -42.55)
CIE-LCH	lch(46.62, 43.69, 283.10°)
OKLab	oklab(54.3% -0.0146 -0.1209)
OKLCH	oklch(54.3% 0.122 263.1)
XYZ	xyz(16.6569, 15.7297, 46.4053)
Luminance	0.1573 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#496DB6 #B69249

analogous

#49A4B6 #496DB6 #5B49B6

triadic

#496DB6 #B6496D #6DB649

tetradic

#496DB6 #B649A4 #B69249 #49B65B

square

#496DB6 #B649A4 #B69249 #49B65B

split-complementary

#496DB6 #B65B49 #A4B649

monochromatic

#26395F #37538A #496DB6 #7590C8 #A0B3D9

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.06

#496DB6 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.15

#496DB6 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #496DB6

5.06:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##496DB6	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##496DB6	1.00	5.06	4.15	5.06
#FFFFFF	5.06	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.15	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.06	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#4E74B9

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#3F6AB4

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#007D89

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6E6E6E

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #496db6;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(73, 109, 182);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(54.3% 0.122 263.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8596cc',
    500: '#496db6',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #496db6;
$custom-light: #8596cc;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#496db6",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 73,
    "g": 109,
    "b": 182
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 220.183,
    "s": 42.745,
    "l": 50
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.54302,
    "c": 0.12176,
    "h": 263.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.15731
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#496DB6

secondary

#C6B695

accent

#A955D3

background

#F8F9FC

surface

#F0F1F9

border

#CBCBD2

text

#0C0D13

muted

#7D7E82

Preview Lab

Preview with #496DB6

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

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