#496EB7#496EB7

#496EB7 is a mid, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.160; OKLCH L 54.6% C 0.122 H 262.7°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.00:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#496EB7
RGB	rgb(73, 110, 183)
HSL	hsl(220, 43%, 50%)
HSV	hsv(220, 60%, 72%)
CMYK	cmyk(60.1%, 39.9%, 0%, 28.2%)
CIE-LAB	lab(46.96, 9.62, -42.59)
CIE-LCH	lch(46.96, 43.66, 282.73°)
OKLab	oklab(54.58% -0.0155 -0.121)
OKLCH	oklch(54.58% 0.122 262.7)
XYZ	xyz(16.8679, 15.9858, 46.9872)
Luminance	0.1599 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

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Perceptual scales

Shades

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#496EB7 #B79249

analogous

#49A5B7 #496EB7 #5B49B7

triadic

#496EB7 #B7496E #6EB749

tetradic

#496EB7 #B749A5 #B79249 #49B75B

square

#496EB7 #B749A5 #B79249 #49B75B

split-complementary

#496EB7 #B75B49 #A5B749

monochromatic

#263960 #37548C #496EB7 #7591C8 #A1B4DA

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.00

#496EB7 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.20

#496EB7 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #496EB7

5.00:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##496EB7	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##496EB7	1.00	5.00	4.20	5.00
#FFFFFF	5.00	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.20	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.00	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#4F75BA

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#406BB5

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#007E89

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6F6F6F

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #496eb7;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(73, 110, 183);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(54.6% 0.122 262.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8597cd',
    500: '#496eb7',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #496eb7;
$custom-light: #8597cd;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#496eb7",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 73,
    "g": 110,
    "b": 183
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 219.818,
    "s": 43.307,
    "l": 50.196
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.54581,
    "c": 0.12198,
    "h": 262.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.15987
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#496EB7

secondary

#C6B695

accent

#A955D3

background

#F8F9FC

surface

#F0F2F9

border

#CBCCD2

text

#0C0D13

muted

#7D7E82

Preview Lab

Preview with #496EB7

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

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