#496EBE#496EBE

#496EBE is a mid, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.163; OKLCH L 55.0% C 0.132 H 263.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 4.93:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#496EBE
RGB	rgb(73, 110, 190)
HSL	hsl(221, 47%, 52%)
HSV	hsv(221, 62%, 75%)
CMYK	cmyk(61.6%, 42.1%, 0%, 25.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(47.35, 12.03, -46.02)
CIE-LCH	lch(47.35, 47.57, 284.64°)
OKLab	oklab(55.01% -0.014 -0.1311)
OKLCH	oklch(55.01% 0.132 263.9)
XYZ	xyz(17.6146, 16.2845, 50.9202)
Luminance	0.1629 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#496EBE #BE9949

analogous

#49A8BE #496EBE #5F49BE

triadic

#496EBE #BE496E #6EBE49

tetradic

#496EBE #BE49A8 #BE9949 #49BE5F

square

#496EBE #BE49A8 #BE9949 #49BE5F

split-complementary

#496EBE #BE5F49 #A8BE49

monochromatic

#253A68 #355395 #496EBE #7692CE #A3B6DE

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.93

#496EBE on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.26

#496EBE on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #496EBE

4.93:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##496EBE	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##496EBE	1.00	4.93	4.26	4.93
#FFFFFF	4.93	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.26	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	4.93	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#4A76C1

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#396BBC

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#00808D

Achromatopsia (no color)

#707070

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #496ebe;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(73, 110, 190);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(55.0% 0.132 263.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8697d2',
    500: '#496ebe',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #496ebe;
$custom-light: #8697d2;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#496ebe",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 73,
    "g": 110,
    "b": 190
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 221.026,
    "s": 47.368,
    "l": 51.569
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.55009,
    "c": 0.13181,
    "h": 263.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.16286
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#496EBE

secondary

#CBBB98

accent

#AD51D7

background

#F8F9FC

surface

#F0F2F9

border

#CBCCD2

text

#0C0D14

muted

#7D7E82

Preview Lab

Preview with #496EBE

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

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