#496DB7#496DB7

#496DB7 is a mid, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.158; OKLCH L 54.4% C 0.123 H 263.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.05:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#496DB7
RGB	rgb(73, 109, 183)
HSL	hsl(220, 43%, 50%)
HSV	hsv(220, 60%, 72%)
CMYK	cmyk(60.1%, 40.4%, 0%, 28.2%)
CIE-LAB	lab(46.67, 10.24, -43.04)
CIE-LCH	lch(46.67, 44.24, 283.39°)
OKLab	oklab(54.36% -0.0144 -0.1223)
OKLCH	oklch(54.36% 0.123 263.3)
XYZ	xyz(16.7606, 15.7712, 46.9515)
Luminance	0.1577 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#496DB7 #B79349

analogous

#49A4B7 #496DB7 #5C49B7

triadic

#496DB7 #B7496D #6DB749

tetradic

#496DB7 #B749A4 #B79349 #49B75C

square

#496DB7 #B749A4 #B79349 #49B75C

split-complementary

#496DB7 #B75C49 #A4B749

monochromatic

#263960 #37538C #496DB7 #7590C8 #A1B3DA

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.05

#496DB7 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.15

#496DB7 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #496DB7

5.05:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##496DB7	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##496DB7	1.00	5.05	4.15	5.05
#FFFFFF	5.05	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.15	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.05	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#4D74BA

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#3E6AB5

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#007E89

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6F6F6F

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #496db7;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(73, 109, 183);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(54.4% 0.123 263.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8596cd',
    500: '#496db7',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #496db7;
$custom-light: #8596cd;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#496db7",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 73,
    "g": 109,
    "b": 183
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 220.364,
    "s": 43.307,
    "l": 50.196
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.54363,
    "c": 0.12317,
    "h": 263.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.15773
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#496DB7

secondary

#C6B695

accent

#AA55D3

background

#F8F9FC

surface

#F0F1F9

border

#CBCBD2

text

#0C0D13

muted

#7D7E82

Preview Lab

Preview with #496DB7

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

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