#496EB2#496EB2

#496EB2 is a mid, moderate blue. Relative luminance 0.158; OKLCH L 54.3% C 0.115 H 261.7°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.05:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#496EB2
RGB	rgb(73, 110, 178)
HSL	hsl(219, 42%, 49%)
HSV	hsv(219, 59%, 70%)
CMYK	cmyk(59%, 38.2%, 0%, 30.2%)
CIE-LAB	lab(46.69, 7.91, -40.11)
CIE-LCH	lch(46.69, 40.89, 281.16°)
OKLab	oklab(54.29% -0.0166 -0.1137)
OKLCH	oklch(54.29% 0.115 261.7)
XYZ	xyz(16.3567, 15.7813, 44.2950)
Luminance	0.1578 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#496EB2 #B28D49

analogous

#49A3B2 #496EB2 #5949B2

triadic

#496EB2 #B2496E #6EB249

tetradic

#496EB2 #B249A3 #B28D49 #49B259

square

#496EB2 #B249A3 #B28D49 #49B259

split-complementary

#496EB2 #B25949 #A3B249

monochromatic

#25385B #375387 #496EB2 #7390C5 #9EB2D7

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.05

#496EB2 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.16

#496EB2 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #496EB2

5.05:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##496EB2	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##496EB2	1.00	5.05	4.16	5.05
#FFFFFF	5.05	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.16	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.05	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#5174B5

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#446AB1

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#007D87

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6F6F6F

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #496eb2;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(73, 110, 178);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(54.3% 0.115 261.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8497c9',
    500: '#496eb2',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #496eb2;
$custom-light: #8497c9;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#496eb2",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 73,
    "g": 110,
    "b": 178
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 218.857,
    "s": 41.833,
    "l": 49.216
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.54285,
    "c": 0.11495,
    "h": 261.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.15783
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#496EB2

secondary

#C4B393

accent

#A656D2

background

#F8F9FC

surface

#F0F2F8

border

#CBCCD1

text

#0C0D13

muted

#7D7E82

Preview Lab

Preview with #496EB2

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

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