#496EB4#496EB4

#496EB4 is a mid, moderate blue. Relative luminance 0.159; OKLCH L 54.4% C 0.118 H 262.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.03:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#496EB4
RGB	rgb(73, 110, 180)
HSL	hsl(219, 42%, 50%)
HSV	hsv(219, 59%, 71%)
CMYK	cmyk(59.4%, 38.9%, 0%, 29.4%)
CIE-LAB	lab(46.79, 8.60, -41.11)
CIE-LCH	lch(46.79, 42.00, 281.81°)
OKLab	oklab(54.4% -0.0161 -0.1167)
OKLCH	oklch(54.4% 0.118 262.1)
XYZ	xyz(16.5590, 15.8622, 45.3603)
Luminance	0.1586 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

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Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#496EB4 #B48F49

analogous

#49A4B4 #496EB4 #5A49B4

triadic

#496EB4 #B4496E #6EB449

tetradic

#496EB4 #B449A4 #B48F49 #49B45A

square

#496EB4 #B449A4 #B48F49 #49B45A

split-complementary

#496EB4 #B45A49 #A4B449

monochromatic

#26395D #375388 #496EB4 #7490C7 #9FB3D8

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.03

#496EB4 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.17

#496EB4 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #496EB4

5.03:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##496EB4	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##496EB4	1.00	5.03	4.17	5.03
#FFFFFF	5.03	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.17	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.03	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#5074B7

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#426AB3

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#007E88

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6F6F6F

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #496eb4;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(73, 110, 180);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(54.4% 0.118 262.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8497cb',
    500: '#496eb4',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #496eb4;
$custom-light: #8497cb;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#496eb4",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 73,
    "g": 110,
    "b": 180
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 219.252,
    "s": 42.292,
    "l": 49.608
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.54402,
    "c": 0.11777,
    "h": 262.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.15864
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#496EB4

secondary

#C5B494

accent

#A756D2

background

#F8F9FC

surface

#F0F2F8

border

#CBCCD1

text

#0C0D13

muted

#7D7E82

Preview Lab

Preview with #496EB4

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

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