#496EB3#496EB3

#496EB3 is a mid, moderate blue. Relative luminance 0.158; OKLCH L 54.3% C 0.116 H 261.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.04:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#496EB3
RGB	rgb(73, 110, 179)
HSL	hsl(219, 42%, 49%)
HSV	hsv(219, 59%, 70%)
CMYK	cmyk(59.2%, 38.5%, 0%, 29.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(46.74, 8.25, -40.61)
CIE-LCH	lch(46.74, 41.44, 281.49°)
OKLab	oklab(54.34% -0.0164 -0.1152)
OKLCH	oklch(54.34% 0.116 261.9)
XYZ	xyz(16.4575, 15.8216, 44.8257)
Luminance	0.1582 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#496EB3 #B38E49

analogous

#49A3B3 #496EB3 #5949B3

triadic

#496EB3 #B3496E #6EB349

tetradic

#496EB3 #B349A3 #B38E49 #49B359

square

#496EB3 #B349A3 #B38E49 #49B359

split-complementary

#496EB3 #B35949 #A3B349

monochromatic

#26395C #375388 #496EB3 #7390C6 #9FB3D8

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.04

#496EB3 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.16

#496EB3 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #496EB3

5.04:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##496EB3	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##496EB3	1.00	5.04	4.16	5.04
#FFFFFF	5.04	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.16	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.04	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#5174B6

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#436AB2

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#007D88

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6F6F6F

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #496eb3;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(73, 110, 179);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(54.3% 0.116 261.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8497ca',
    500: '#496eb3',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #496eb3;
$custom-light: #8497ca;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#496eb3",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 73,
    "g": 110,
    "b": 179
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 219.057,
    "s": 42.063,
    "l": 49.412
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.54343,
    "c": 0.11636,
    "h": 261.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.15823
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#496EB3

secondary

#C4B393

accent

#A756D2

background

#F8F9FC

surface

#F0F2F8

border

#CBCCD1

text

#0C0D13

muted

#7D7E82

Preview Lab

Preview with #496EB3

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

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