#496EBC#496EBC

#496EBC is a mid, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.162; OKLCH L 54.9% C 0.129 H 263.6°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 4.95:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#496EBC
RGB	rgb(73, 110, 188)
HSL	hsl(221, 46%, 51%)
HSV	hsv(221, 61%, 74%)
CMYK	cmyk(61.2%, 41.5%, 0%, 26.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(47.23, 11.34, -45.05)
CIE-LCH	lch(47.23, 46.45, 284.13°)
OKLab	oklab(54.89% -0.0144 -0.1282)
OKLCH	oklch(54.89% 0.129 263.6)
XYZ	xyz(17.3975, 16.1977, 49.7768)
Luminance	0.1620 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#496EBC #BC9749

analogous

#49A7BC #496EBC #5D49BC

triadic

#496EBC #BC496E #6EBC49

tetradic

#496EBC #BC49A7 #BC9749 #49BC5D

square

#496EBC #BC49A7 #BC9749 #49BC5D

split-complementary

#496EBC #BC5D49 #A7BC49

monochromatic

#253A65 #365392 #496EBC #7692CC #A2B5DD

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.95

#496EBC on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.24

#496EBC on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #496EBC

4.95:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##496EBC	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##496EBC	1.00	4.95	4.24	4.95
#FFFFFF	4.95	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.24	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	4.95	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#4B76BF

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#3B6BBA

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#00808C

Achromatopsia (no color)

#707070

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #496ebc;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(73, 110, 188);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(54.9% 0.129 263.6);

Tailwind

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

SCSS

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

JSON

{
  "hex": "#496ebc",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 73,
    "g": 110,
    "b": 188
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 220.696,
    "s": 46.185,
    "l": 51.176
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.54885,
    "c": 0.12901,
    "h": 263.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.16199
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#496EBC

secondary

#CAB997

accent

#AB52D6

background

#F8F9FC

surface

#F0F2F9

border

#CBCCD2

text

#0C0D14

muted

#7D7E82

Preview Lab

Preview with #496EBC

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

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