#496FB2#496FB2

#496FB2 is a mid, moderate blue. Relative luminance 0.160; OKLCH L 54.5% C 0.114 H 261.0°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.00:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#496FB2
RGB	rgb(73, 111, 178)
HSL	hsl(218, 42%, 49%)
HSV	hsv(218, 59%, 70%)
CMYK	cmyk(59%, 37.6%, 0%, 30.2%)
CIE-LAB	lab(46.97, 7.30, -39.66)
CIE-LCH	lch(46.97, 40.33, 280.42°)
OKLab	oklab(54.51% -0.0177 -0.1124)
OKLCH	oklch(54.51% 0.114 261)
XYZ	xyz(16.4652, 15.9983, 44.3312)
Luminance	0.1600 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#496FB2 #B28C49

analogous

#49A4B2 #496FB2 #5849B2

triadic

#496FB2 #B2496F #6FB249

tetradic

#496FB2 #B249A4 #B28C49 #49B258

square

#496FB2 #B249A4 #B28C49 #49B258

split-complementary

#496FB2 #B25849 #A4B249

monochromatic

#25395B #375487 #496FB2 #7391C5 #9EB3D7

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.00

#496FB2 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.20

#496FB2 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #496FB2

5.00:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##496FB2	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##496FB2	1.00	5.00	4.20	5.00
#FFFFFF	5.00	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.20	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.00	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#5375B5

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#456BB1

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#007E88

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6F6F6F

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #496fb2;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(73, 111, 178);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(54.5% 0.114 261.0);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8498c9',
    500: '#496fb2',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #496fb2;
$custom-light: #8498c9;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#496fb2",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 73,
    "g": 111,
    "b": 178
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 218.286,
    "s": 41.833,
    "l": 49.216
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.54506,
    "c": 0.1138,
    "h": 261
  },
  "luminance": 0.16
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#496FB2

secondary

#C4B293

accent

#A556D2

background

#F8F9FC

surface

#F0F2F8

border

#CBCCD1

text

#0C0D13

muted

#7D7E82

Preview Lab

Preview with #496FB2

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

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