#496DBE#496DBE

#496DBE is a mid, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.161; OKLCH L 54.8% C 0.133 H 264.4°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 4.98:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#496DBE
RGB	rgb(73, 109, 190)
HSL	hsl(222, 47%, 52%)
HSV	hsv(222, 62%, 75%)
CMYK	cmyk(61.6%, 42.6%, 0%, 25.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(47.07, 12.65, -46.47)
CIE-LCH	lch(47.07, 48.16, 285.23°)
OKLab	oklab(54.79% -0.013 -0.1324)
OKLCH	oklch(54.79% 0.133 264.4)
XYZ	xyz(17.5073, 16.0699, 50.8844)
Luminance	0.1607 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#496DBE #BE9A49

analogous

#49A8BE #496DBE #6049BE

triadic

#496DBE #BE496D #6DBE49

tetradic

#496DBE #BE49A8 #BE9A49 #49BE60

square

#496DBE #BE49A8 #BE9A49 #49BE60

split-complementary

#496DBE #BE6049 #A8BE49

monochromatic

#253968 #355395 #496DBE #7691CE #A3B5DE

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.98

#496DBE on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.21

#496DBE on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #496DBE

4.98:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##496DBE	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##496DBE	1.00	4.98	4.21	4.98
#FFFFFF	4.98	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.21	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	4.98	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#4875C1

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#376BBC

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#007F8C

Achromatopsia (no color)

#707070

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #496dbe;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(73, 109, 190);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(54.8% 0.133 264.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8696d2',
    500: '#496dbe',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #496dbe;
$custom-light: #8696d2;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#496dbe",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 73,
    "g": 109,
    "b": 190
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 221.538,
    "s": 47.368,
    "l": 51.569
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.54794,
    "c": 0.13301,
    "h": 264.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.16071
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#496DBE

secondary

#CBBB98

accent

#AE51D7

background

#F8F9FC

surface

#F0F1F9

border

#CBCBD2

text

#0C0D14

muted

#7D7E82

Preview Lab

Preview with #496DBE

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

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