#496DBA#496DBA

#496DBA is a mid, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.159; OKLCH L 54.5% C 0.127 H 263.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.02:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#496DBA
RGB	rgb(73, 109, 186)
HSL	hsl(221, 45%, 51%)
HSV	hsv(221, 61%, 73%)
CMYK	cmyk(60.8%, 41.4%, 0%, 27.1%)
CIE-LAB	lab(46.84, 11.27, -44.52)
CIE-LCH	lch(46.84, 45.92, 284.21°)
OKLab	oklab(54.55% -0.0138 -0.1267)
OKLCH	oklch(54.55% 0.127 263.8)
XYZ	xyz(17.0762, 15.8974, 48.6135)
Luminance	0.1590 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#496DBA #BA9649

analogous

#49A5BA #496DBA #5D49BA

triadic

#496DBA #BA496D #6DBA49

tetradic

#496DBA #BA49A5 #BA9649 #49BA5D

square

#496DBA #BA49A5 #BA9649 #49BA5D

split-complementary

#496DBA #BA5D49 #A5BA49

monochromatic

#263963 #36538F #496DBA #7591CB #A2B4DC

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.02

#496DBA on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.18

#496DBA on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #496DBA

5.02:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##496DBA	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##496DBA	1.00	5.02	4.18	5.02
#FFFFFF	5.02	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.18	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.02	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#4B75BD

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#3B6AB8

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#007E8A

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6F6F6F

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #496dba;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(73, 109, 186);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(54.5% 0.127 263.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8596cf',
    500: '#496dba',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #496dba;
$custom-light: #8596cf;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#496dba",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 73,
    "g": 109,
    "b": 186
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 220.885,
    "s": 45.02,
    "l": 50.784
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.54546,
    "c": 0.1274,
    "h": 263.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.15899
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#496DBA

secondary

#C8B996

accent

#AB53D5

background

#F8F9FC

surface

#F0F1F9

border

#CBCBD2

text

#0C0D14

muted

#7D7E82

Preview Lab

Preview with #496DBA

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

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