#496EBD#496EBD

#496EBD is a mid, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.162; OKLCH L 54.9% C 0.130 H 263.7°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 4.94:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#496EBD
RGB	rgb(73, 110, 189)
HSL	hsl(221, 47%, 51%)
HSV	hsv(221, 61%, 74%)
CMYK	cmyk(61.4%, 41.8%, 0%, 25.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(47.29, 11.68, -45.54)
CIE-LCH	lch(47.29, 47.01, 284.39°)
OKLab	oklab(54.95% -0.0142 -0.1296)
OKLCH	oklch(54.95% 0.13 263.7)
XYZ	xyz(17.5057, 16.2409, 50.3465)
Luminance	0.1624 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

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Perceptual scales

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Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#496EBD #BD9849

analogous

#49A8BD #496EBD #5E49BD

triadic

#496EBD #BD496E #6EBD49

tetradic

#496EBD #BD49A8 #BD9849 #49BD5E

square

#496EBD #BD49A8 #BD9849 #49BD5E

split-complementary

#496EBD #BD5E49 #A8BD49

monochromatic

#253A66 #355393 #496EBD #7692CD #A3B6DE

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.94

#496EBD on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.25

#496EBD on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #496EBD

4.94:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##496EBD	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##496EBD	1.00	4.94	4.25	4.94
#FFFFFF	4.94	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.25	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	4.94	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#4B76C0

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#3A6BBB

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#00808C

Achromatopsia (no color)

#707070

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #496ebd;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(73, 110, 189);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(54.9% 0.130 263.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8697d1',
    500: '#496ebd',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #496ebd;
$custom-light: #8697d1;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#496ebd",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 73,
    "g": 110,
    "b": 189
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 220.862,
    "s": 46.774,
    "l": 51.373
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.54947,
    "c": 0.13041,
    "h": 263.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.16242
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#496EBD

secondary

#CABA97

accent

#AC51D6

background

#F8F9FC

surface

#F0F2F9

border

#CBCCD2

text

#0C0D14

muted

#7D7E82

Preview Lab

Preview with #496EBD

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

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