#496DBB#496DBB

#496DBB is a mid, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.159; OKLCH L 54.6% C 0.129 H 264.0°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.01:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#496DBB
RGB	rgb(73, 109, 187)
HSL	hsl(221, 46%, 51%)
HSV	hsv(221, 61%, 73%)
CMYK	cmyk(61%, 41.7%, 0%, 26.7%)
CIE-LAB	lab(46.90, 11.62, -45.01)
CIE-LCH	lch(46.90, 46.48, 284.47°)
OKLab	oklab(54.61% -0.0136 -0.1281)
OKLCH	oklch(54.61% 0.129 264)
XYZ	xyz(17.1828, 15.9401, 49.1753)
Luminance	0.1594 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#496DBB #BB9749

analogous

#49A6BB #496DBB #5E49BB

triadic

#496DBB #BB496D #6DBB49

tetradic

#496DBB #BB49A6 #BB9749 #49BB5E

square

#496DBB #BB49A6 #BB9749 #49BB5E

split-complementary

#496DBB #BB5E49 #A6BB49

monochromatic

#253964 #365391 #496DBB #7691CC #A2B4DC

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.01

#496DBB on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.19

#496DBB on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #496DBB

5.01:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##496DBB	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##496DBB	1.00	5.01	4.19	5.01
#FFFFFF	5.01	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.19	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.01	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#4A75BE

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#3A6AB9

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#007F8B

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6F6F6F

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #496dbb;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(73, 109, 187);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(54.6% 0.129 264.0);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8696d0',
    500: '#496dbb',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #496dbb;
$custom-light: #8696d0;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#496dbb",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 73,
    "g": 109,
    "b": 187
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 221.053,
    "s": 45.6,
    "l": 50.98
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.54607,
    "c": 0.12881,
    "h": 264
  },
  "luminance": 0.15942
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#496DBB

secondary

#C9B997

accent

#AC53D5

background

#F8F9FC

surface

#F0F1F9

border

#CBCBD2

text

#0C0D14

muted

#7D7E82

Preview Lab

Preview with #496DBB

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

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