#496DBD#496DBD

#496DBD is a mid, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.160; OKLCH L 54.7% C 0.132 H 264.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 4.99:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#496DBD
RGB	rgb(73, 109, 189)
HSL	hsl(221, 47%, 51%)
HSV	hsv(221, 61%, 74%)
CMYK	cmyk(61.4%, 42.3%, 0%, 25.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(47.01, 12.31, -45.98)
CIE-LCH	lch(47.01, 47.60, 284.98°)
OKLab	oklab(54.73% -0.0132 -0.1309)
OKLCH	oklch(54.73% 0.132 264.3)
XYZ	xyz(17.3984, 16.0264, 50.3108)
Luminance	0.1603 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

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Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#496DBD #BD9949

analogous

#49A7BD #496DBD #5F49BD

triadic

#496DBD #BD496D #6DBD49

tetradic

#496DBD #BD49A7 #BD9949 #49BD5F

square

#496DBD #BD49A7 #BD9949 #49BD5F

split-complementary

#496DBD #BD5F49 #A7BD49

monochromatic

#253966 #355393 #496DBD #7691CD #A3B5DE

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.99

#496DBD on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.21

#496DBD on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #496DBD

4.99:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##496DBD	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##496DBD	1.00	4.99	4.21	4.99
#FFFFFF	4.99	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.21	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	4.99	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#4975C0

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#386BBB

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#007F8C

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6F6F6F

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #496dbd;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(73, 109, 189);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(54.7% 0.132 264.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8696d1',
    500: '#496dbd',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #496dbd;
$custom-light: #8696d1;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#496dbd",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 73,
    "g": 109,
    "b": 189
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 221.379,
    "s": 46.774,
    "l": 51.373
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.54731,
    "c": 0.13161,
    "h": 264.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.16028
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#496DBD

secondary

#CABB97

accent

#AD51D6

background

#F8F9FC

surface

#F0F1F9

border

#CBCBD2

text

#0C0D14

muted

#7D7E82

Preview Lab

Preview with #496DBD

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

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