#496DB8#496DB8

#496DB8 is a mid, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.158; OKLCH L 54.4% C 0.125 H 263.5°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.04:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#496DB8
RGB	rgb(73, 109, 184)
HSL	hsl(221, 44%, 50%)
HSV	hsv(221, 60%, 72%)
CMYK	cmyk(60.3%, 40.8%, 0%, 27.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(46.73, 10.59, -43.53)
CIE-LCH	lch(46.73, 44.80, 283.67°)
OKLab	oklab(54.42% -0.0142 -0.1238)
OKLCH	oklch(54.42% 0.125 263.5)
XYZ	xyz(16.8650, 15.8130, 47.5016)
Luminance	0.1581 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#496DB8 #B89449

analogous

#49A4B8 #496DB8 #5C49B8

triadic

#496DB8 #B8496D #6DB849

tetradic

#496DB8 #B849A4 #B89449 #49B85C

square

#496DB8 #B849A4 #B89449 #49B85C

split-complementary

#496DB8 #B85C49 #A4B849

monochromatic

#263961 #37538D #496DB8 #7590C9 #A1B4DA

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.04

#496DB8 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.16

#496DB8 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #496DB8

5.04:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##496DB8	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##496DB8	1.00	5.04	4.16	5.04
#FFFFFF	5.04	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.16	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.04	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#4C74BB

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#3D6AB6

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#007E89

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6F6F6F

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #496db8;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(73, 109, 184);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(54.4% 0.125 263.5);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8596ce',
    500: '#496db8',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #496db8;
$custom-light: #8596ce;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#496db8",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 73,
    "g": 109,
    "b": 184
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 220.541,
    "s": 43.874,
    "l": 50.392
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.54423,
    "c": 0.12458,
    "h": 263.5
  },
  "luminance": 0.15814
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#496DB8

secondary

#C7B796

accent

#AA54D4

background

#F8F9FC

surface

#F0F1F9

border

#CBCBD2

text

#0C0D13

muted

#7D7E82

Preview Lab

Preview with #496DB8

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

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