#496FB1#496FB1

#496FB1 is a mid, moderate blue. Relative luminance 0.160; OKLCH L 54.4% C 0.112 H 260.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.01:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#496FB1
RGB	rgb(73, 111, 177)
HSL	hsl(218, 42%, 49%)
HSV	hsv(218, 59%, 69%)
CMYK	cmyk(58.8%, 37.3%, 0%, 30.6%)
CIE-LAB	lab(46.92, 6.96, -39.16)
CIE-LCH	lch(46.92, 39.77, 280.07°)
OKLab	oklab(54.45% -0.018 -0.111)
OKLCH	oklch(54.45% 0.112 260.8)
XYZ	xyz(16.3652, 15.9583, 43.8043)
Luminance	0.1596 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#496FB1 #B18B49

analogous

#49A3B1 #496FB1 #5749B1

triadic

#496FB1 #B1496F #6FB149

tetradic

#496FB1 #B149A3 #B18B49 #49B157

square

#496FB1 #B149A3 #B18B49 #49B157

split-complementary

#496FB1 #B15749 #A3B149

monochromatic

#25395A #375486 #496FB1 #7290C5 #9EB2D7

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.01

#496FB1 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.19

#496FB1 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #496FB1

5.01:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##496FB1	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##496FB1	1.00	5.01	4.19	5.01
#FFFFFF	5.01	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.19	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.01	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#5374B4

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#466BB0

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#007E87

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6F6F6F

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #496fb1;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(73, 111, 177);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(54.4% 0.112 260.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8498c8',
    500: '#496fb1',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #496fb1;
$custom-light: #8498c8;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#496fb1",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 73,
    "g": 111,
    "b": 177
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 218.077,
    "s": 41.6,
    "l": 49.02
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.54449,
    "c": 0.1124,
    "h": 260.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.1596
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#496FB1

secondary

#C3B192

accent

#A456D1

background

#F8F9FC

surface

#F0F2F8

border

#CBCCD1

text

#0B0D13

muted

#7C7E82

Preview Lab

Preview with #496FB1

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

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