#496EB5#496EB5

#496EB5 is a mid, moderate blue. Relative luminance 0.159; OKLCH L 54.5% C 0.119 H 262.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.02:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#496EB5
RGB	rgb(73, 110, 181)
HSL	hsl(219, 43%, 50%)
HSV	hsv(219, 60%, 71%)
CMYK	cmyk(59.7%, 39.2%, 0%, 29%)
CIE-LAB	lab(46.85, 8.94, -41.60)
CIE-LCH	lch(46.85, 42.55, 282.12°)
OKLab	oklab(54.46% -0.0159 -0.1181)
OKLCH	oklch(54.46% 0.119 262.3)
XYZ	xyz(16.6612, 15.9031, 45.8987)
Luminance	0.1590 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

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Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#496EB5 #B59049

analogous

#49A4B5 #496EB5 #5A49B5

triadic

#496EB5 #B5496E #6EB549

tetradic

#496EB5 #B549A4 #B59049 #49B55A

square

#496EB5 #B549A4 #B59049 #49B55A

split-complementary

#496EB5 #B55A49 #A4B549

monochromatic

#26395E #375389 #496EB5 #7491C7 #A0B3D9

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.02

#496EB5 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.18

#496EB5 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #496EB5

5.02:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##496EB5	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##496EB5	1.00	5.02	4.18	5.02
#FFFFFF	5.02	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.18	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.02	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#5074B8

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#416AB4

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#007E89

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6F6F6F

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #496eb5;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(73, 110, 181);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(54.5% 0.119 262.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8597cb',
    500: '#496eb5',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #496eb5;
$custom-light: #8597cb;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#496eb5",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 73,
    "g": 110,
    "b": 181
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 219.444,
    "s": 42.52,
    "l": 49.804
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.54462,
    "c": 0.11918,
    "h": 262.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.15905
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#496EB5

secondary

#C5B594

accent

#A855D2

background

#F8F9FC

surface

#F0F2F8

border

#CBCCD1

text

#0C0D13

muted

#7D7E82

Preview Lab

Preview with #496EB5

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

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