#496DCB#496DCB

#496DCB is a mid, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.167; OKLCH L 55.6% C 0.151 H 265.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 4.85:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#496DCB
RGB	rgb(73, 109, 203)
HSL	hsl(223, 56%, 54%)
HSV	hsv(223, 64%, 80%)
CMYK	cmyk(64%, 46.3%, 0%, 20.4%)
CIE-LAB	lab(47.83, 17.17, -52.72)
CIE-LCH	lch(47.83, 55.45, 288.04°)
OKLab	oklab(55.63% -0.0108 -0.1507)
OKLCH	oklch(55.63% 0.151 265.9)
XYZ	xyz(18.9921, 16.6638, 58.7039)
Luminance	0.1667 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#496DCB #CBA749

analogous

#49AECB #496DCB #6649CB

triadic

#496DCB #CB496D #6DCB49

tetradic

#496DCB #CB49AE #CBA749 #49CB66

square

#496DCB #CB49AE #CBA749 #49CB66

split-complementary

#496DCB #CB6649 #AECB49

monochromatic

#223A77 #3051A7 #496DCB #7993D9 #A8B9E6

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.85

#496DCB on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.33

#496DCB on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #496DCB

4.85:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##496DCB	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##496DCB	1.00	4.85	4.33	4.85
#FFFFFF	4.85	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.33	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	4.85	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#3E78CF

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#276CC9

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#008392

Achromatopsia (no color)

#717171

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #496dcb;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(73, 109, 203);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(55.6% 0.151 265.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8896db',
    500: '#496dcb',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #496dcb;
$custom-light: #8896db;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#496dcb",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 73,
    "g": 109,
    "b": 203
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 223.385,
    "s": 55.556,
    "l": 54.118
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.55631,
    "c": 0.15113,
    "h": 265.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.16666
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#496DCB

secondary

#D4C49C

accent

#B549DF

background

#F8F9FD

surface

#F0F1FB

border

#CBCBD4

text

#0D0D15

muted

#7D7E83

Preview Lab

Preview with #496DCB

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

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