#496EB8#496EB8

#496EB8 is a mid, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.160; OKLCH L 54.6% C 0.123 H 262.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 4.99:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX#496EB8
RGBrgb(73, 110, 184)
HSLhsl(220, 44%, 50%)
HSVhsv(220, 60%, 72%)
CMYKcmyk(60.3%, 40.2%, 0%, 27.8%)
CIE-LABlab(47.01, 9.96, -43.09)
CIE-LCHlch(47.01, 44.22, 283.02°)
OKLaboklab(54.64% -0.0153 -0.1224)
OKLCHoklch(54.64% 0.123 262.9)
XYZxyz(16.9723, 16.0276, 47.5373)
Luminance0.1603 (WCAG relative)
Temperaturecool
Familyblue

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary
#496EB8 #B89349
analogous
#49A6B8 #496EB8 #5B49B8
triadic
#496EB8 #B8496E #6EB849
tetradic
#496EB8 #B849A6 #B89349 #49B85B
square
#496EB8 #B849A6 #B89349 #49B85B
split-complementary
#496EB8 #B85B49 #A6B849
monochromatic
#263961 #37548D #496EB8 #7591C9 #A1B4DA

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.99
#496EB8 on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.21
#496EB8 on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #496EB8
4.99:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg##496EB8#FFFFFF#000000##FFFFFF
##496EB81.004.994.214.99
#FFFFFF4.991.0021.001.00
#0000004.2121.001.0021.00
##FFFFFF4.991.0021.001.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)
#4E75BB
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#3F6BB6
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#007F8A
Achromatopsia (no color)
#6F6F6F

Design tokens & code

CSS
--color: #496eb8;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(73, 110, 184);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(54.6% 0.123 262.9);
Tailwind
colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8597ce',
    500: '#496eb8',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}
SCSS
$custom: #496eb8;
$custom-light: #8597ce;
$custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
  "hex": "#496eb8",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 73,
    "g": 110,
    "b": 184
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 220,
    "s": 43.874,
    "l": 50.392
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.54641,
    "c": 0.1234,
    "h": 262.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.16029
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary
#496EB8
secondary
#C7B796
accent
#A954D4
background
#F8F9FC
surface
#F0F2F9
border
#CBCCD2
text
#0C0D13
muted
#7D7E82

Preview Lab

Preview with #496EB8

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#496EB8 Color — HEX, RGB, HSL, OKLCH & Contrast — Tintiva