#496DBF#496DBF

#496DBF is a mid, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.161; OKLCH L 54.9% C 0.134 H 264.5°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 4.97:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#496DBF
RGB	rgb(73, 109, 191)
HSL	hsl(222, 48%, 52%)
HSV	hsv(222, 62%, 75%)
CMYK	cmyk(61.8%, 42.9%, 0%, 25.1%)
CIE-LAB	lab(47.12, 13.00, -46.96)
CIE-LCH	lch(47.12, 48.72, 285.47°)
OKLab	oklab(54.86% -0.0128 -0.1338)
OKLCH	oklch(54.86% 0.134 264.5)
XYZ	xyz(17.6170, 16.1138, 51.4620)
Luminance	0.1611 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#496DBF #BF9B49

analogous

#49A8BF #496DBF #6049BF

triadic

#496DBF #BF496D #6DBF49

tetradic

#496DBF #BF49A8 #BF9B49 #49BF60

square

#496DBF #BF49A8 #BF9B49 #49BF60

split-complementary

#496DBF #BF6049 #A8BF49

monochromatic

#253A69 #355296 #496DBF #7691CF #A4B6DF

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.97

#496DBF on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.22

#496DBF on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #496DBF

4.97:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##496DBF	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##496DBF	1.00	4.97	4.22	4.97
#FFFFFF	4.97	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.22	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	4.97	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#4876C2

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#366BBD

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#007F8D

Achromatopsia (no color)

#707070

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #496dbf;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(73, 109, 191);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(54.9% 0.134 264.5);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8696d3',
    500: '#496dbf',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #496dbf;
$custom-light: #8696d3;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#496dbf",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 73,
    "g": 109,
    "b": 191
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 221.695,
    "s": 47.967,
    "l": 51.765
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.54856,
    "c": 0.13442,
    "h": 264.5
  },
  "luminance": 0.16115
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#496DBF

secondary

#CCBC98

accent

#AE50D8

background

#F8F9FD

surface

#F0F1FA

border

#CBCBD3

text

#0C0D14

muted

#7D7E83

Preview Lab

Preview with #496DBF

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

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