#496EB0#496EB0

#496EB0 is a mid, moderate blue. Relative luminance 0.157; OKLCH L 54.2% C 0.112 H 261.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.07:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#496EB0
RGB	rgb(73, 110, 176)
HSL	hsl(218, 41%, 49%)
HSV	hsv(218, 59%, 69%)
CMYK	cmyk(58.5%, 37.5%, 0%, 31%)
CIE-LAB	lab(46.58, 7.24, -39.12)
CIE-LCH	lch(46.58, 39.78, 280.48°)
OKLab	oklab(54.17% -0.0171 -0.1108)
OKLCH	oklch(54.17% 0.112 261.2)
XYZ	xyz(16.1573, 15.7016, 43.2451)
Luminance	0.1570 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

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Perceptual scales

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Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#496EB0 #B08B49

analogous

#49A2B0 #496EB0 #5849B0

triadic

#496EB0 #B0496E #6EB049

tetradic

#496EB0 #B049A2 #B08B49 #49B058

square

#496EB0 #B049A2 #B08B49 #49B058

split-complementary

#496EB0 #B05849 #A2B049

monochromatic

#253859 #375385 #496EB0 #728FC4 #9DB2D6

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.07

#496EB0 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.14

#496EB0 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #496EB0

5.07:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##496EB0	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##496EB0	1.00	5.07	4.14	5.07
#FFFFFF	5.07	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.14	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.07	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#5274B3

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#456AAF

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#007D86

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6E6E6E

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #496eb0;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(73, 110, 176);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(54.2% 0.112 261.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8497c8',
    500: '#496eb0',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #496eb0;
$custom-light: #8497c8;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#496eb0",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 73,
    "g": 110,
    "b": 176
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 218.447,
    "s": 41.365,
    "l": 48.824
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.54168,
    "c": 0.11214,
    "h": 261.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.15703
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#496EB0

secondary

#C3B192

accent

#A557D1

background

#F8F9FC

surface

#F0F2F8

border

#CBCCD1

text

#0B0D13

muted

#7C7E82

Preview Lab

Preview with #496EB0

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

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