#496EB6#496EB6

#496EB6 is a mid, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.159; OKLCH L 54.5% C 0.121 H 262.5°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.01:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#496EB6
RGB	rgb(73, 110, 182)
HSL	hsl(220, 43%, 50%)
HSV	hsv(220, 60%, 71%)
CMYK	cmyk(59.9%, 39.6%, 0%, 28.6%)
CIE-LAB	lab(46.90, 9.28, -42.10)
CIE-LCH	lch(46.90, 43.11, 282.43°)
OKLab	oklab(54.52% -0.0157 -0.1196)
OKLCH	oklch(54.52% 0.121 262.5)
XYZ	xyz(16.7642, 15.9443, 46.4410)
Luminance	0.1595 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

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Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#496EB6 #B69149

analogous

#49A4B6 #496EB6 #5B49B6

triadic

#496EB6 #B6496E #6EB649

tetradic

#496EB6 #B649A4 #B69149 #49B65B

square

#496EB6 #B649A4 #B69149 #49B65B

split-complementary

#496EB6 #B65B49 #A4B649

monochromatic

#26395F #37548A #496EB6 #7591C8 #A0B4D9

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.01

#496EB6 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.19

#496EB6 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #496EB6

5.01:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##496EB6	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##496EB6	1.00	5.01	4.19	5.01
#FFFFFF	5.01	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.19	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.01	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#4F75B9

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#406BB4

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#007E89

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6F6F6F

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #496eb6;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(73, 110, 182);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(54.5% 0.121 262.5);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8597cc',
    500: '#496eb6',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #496eb6;
$custom-light: #8597cc;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#496eb6",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 73,
    "g": 110,
    "b": 182
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 219.633,
    "s": 42.745,
    "l": 50
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.54521,
    "c": 0.12059,
    "h": 262.5
  },
  "luminance": 0.15946
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#496EB6

secondary

#C6B595

accent

#A855D3

background

#F8F9FC

surface

#F0F2F9

border

#CBCCD2

text

#0C0D13

muted

#7D7E82

Preview Lab

Preview with #496EB6

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

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