#496DBC#496DBC

#496DBC is a mid, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.160; OKLCH L 54.7% C 0.130 H 264.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.00:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#496DBC
RGB	rgb(73, 109, 188)
HSL	hsl(221, 46%, 51%)
HSV	hsv(221, 61%, 74%)
CMYK	cmyk(61.2%, 42%, 0%, 26.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(46.95, 11.96, -45.49)
CIE-LCH	lch(46.95, 47.04, 284.73°)
OKLab	oklab(54.67% -0.0134 -0.1295)
OKLCH	oklch(54.67% 0.13 264.1)
XYZ	xyz(17.2903, 15.9831, 49.7411)
Luminance	0.1598 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#496DBC #BC9849

analogous

#49A7BC #496DBC #5E49BC

triadic

#496DBC #BC496D #6DBC49

tetradic

#496DBC #BC49A7 #BC9849 #49BC5E

square

#496DBC #BC49A7 #BC9849 #49BC5E

split-complementary

#496DBC #BC5E49 #A7BC49

monochromatic

#253965 #365392 #496DBC #7691CC #A2B5DD

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.00

#496DBC on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.20

#496DBC on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #496DBC

5.00:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##496DBC	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##496DBC	1.00	5.00	4.20	5.00
#FFFFFF	5.00	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.20	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.00	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#4A75BF

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#396ABA

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#007F8B

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6F6F6F

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #496dbc;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(73, 109, 188);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(54.7% 0.130 264.1);

Tailwind

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

SCSS

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

JSON

{
  "hex": "#496dbc",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 73,
    "g": 109,
    "b": 188
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 221.217,
    "s": 46.185,
    "l": 51.176
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.54669,
    "c": 0.13021,
    "h": 264.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.15985
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#496DBC

secondary

#CABA97

accent

#AD52D6

background

#F8F9FC

surface

#F0F1F9

border

#CBCBD2

text

#0C0D14

muted

#7D7E82

Preview Lab

Preview with #496DBC

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

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