#496EBB#496EBB

#496EBB is a mid, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.162; OKLCH L 54.8% C 0.128 H 263.4°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 4.96:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#496EBB
RGB	rgb(73, 110, 187)
HSL	hsl(221, 46%, 51%)
HSV	hsv(221, 61%, 73%)
CMYK	cmyk(61%, 41.2%, 0%, 26.7%)
CIE-LAB	lab(47.18, 10.99, -44.56)
CIE-LCH	lch(47.18, 45.89, 283.86°)
OKLab	oklab(54.82% -0.0146 -0.1268)
OKLCH	oklch(54.82% 0.128 263.4)
XYZ	xyz(17.2901, 16.1547, 49.2111)
Luminance	0.1616 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#496EBB #BB9649

analogous

#49A7BB #496EBB #5D49BB

triadic

#496EBB #BB496E #6EBB49

tetradic

#496EBB #BB49A7 #BB9649 #49BB5D

square

#496EBB #BB49A7 #BB9649 #49BB5D

split-complementary

#496EBB #BB5D49 #A7BB49

monochromatic

#253A64 #365391 #496EBB #7691CC #A2B5DC

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.96

#496EBB on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.23

#496EBB on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #496EBB

4.96:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##496EBB	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##496EBB	1.00	4.96	4.23	4.96
#FFFFFF	4.96	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.23	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	4.96	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#4C76BE

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#3C6BB9

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#007F8B

Achromatopsia (no color)

#707070

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #496ebb;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(73, 110, 187);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(54.8% 0.128 263.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8697d0',
    500: '#496ebb',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #496ebb;
$custom-light: #8697d0;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#496ebb",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 73,
    "g": 110,
    "b": 187
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 220.526,
    "s": 45.6,
    "l": 50.98
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.54824,
    "c": 0.1276,
    "h": 263.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.16156
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#496EBB

secondary

#C9B997

accent

#AB53D5

background

#F8F9FC

surface

#F0F2F9

border

#CBCCD2

text

#0C0D14

muted

#7D7E82

Preview Lab

Preview with #496EBB

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

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