#496EBF#496EBF

#496EBF is a mid, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.163; OKLCH L 55.1% C 0.133 H 264.0°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 4.92:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#496EBF
RGB	rgb(73, 110, 191)
HSL	hsl(221, 48%, 52%)
HSV	hsv(221, 62%, 75%)
CMYK	cmyk(61.8%, 42.4%, 0%, 25.1%)
CIE-LAB	lab(47.40, 12.37, -46.51)
CIE-LCH	lch(47.40, 48.13, 284.90°)
OKLab	oklab(55.07% -0.0138 -0.1325)
OKLCH	oklch(55.07% 0.133 264)
XYZ	xyz(17.7243, 16.3284, 51.4978)
Luminance	0.1633 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

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Perceptual scales

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Color harmonies

complementary

#496EBF #BF9A49

analogous

#49A9BF #496EBF #5F49BF

triadic

#496EBF #BF496E #6EBF49

tetradic

#496EBF #BF49A9 #BF9A49 #49BF5F

square

#496EBF #BF49A9 #BF9A49 #49BF5F

split-complementary

#496EBF #BF5F49 #A9BF49

monochromatic

#253A69 #355396 #496EBF #7692CF #A4B6DF

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.92

#496EBF on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.27

#496EBF on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #496EBF

4.92:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##496EBF	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##496EBF	1.00	4.92	4.27	4.92
#FFFFFF	4.92	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.27	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	4.92	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#4976C2

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#386BBD

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#00808D

Achromatopsia (no color)

#707070

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #496ebf;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(73, 110, 191);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(55.1% 0.133 264.0);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8697d3',
    500: '#496ebf',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #496ebf;
$custom-light: #8697d3;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#496ebf",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 73,
    "g": 110,
    "b": 191
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 221.186,
    "s": 47.967,
    "l": 51.765
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.55071,
    "c": 0.13321,
    "h": 264
  },
  "luminance": 0.1633
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#496EBF

secondary

#CCBC98

accent

#AD50D8

background

#F8F9FD

surface

#F0F2FA

border

#CBCCD3

text

#0C0D14

muted

#7D7E83

Preview Lab

Preview with #496EBF

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

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