#496FB3#496FB3

#496FB3 is a mid, moderate blue. Relative luminance 0.160; OKLCH L 54.6% C 0.115 H 261.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 4.99:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX#496FB3
RGBrgb(73, 111, 179)
HSLhsl(218, 42%, 49%)
HSVhsv(218, 59%, 70%)
CMYKcmyk(59.2%, 38%, 0%, 29.8%)
CIE-LABlab(47.03, 7.64, -40.16)
CIE-LCHlch(47.03, 40.88, 280.76°)
OKLaboklab(54.57% -0.0175 -0.1139)
OKLCHoklch(54.57% 0.115 261.3)
XYZxyz(16.5660, 16.0386, 44.8619)
Luminance0.1604 (WCAG relative)
Temperaturecool
Familyblue

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary
#496FB3 #B38D49
analogous
#49A4B3 #496FB3 #5849B3
triadic
#496FB3 #B3496F #6FB349
tetradic
#496FB3 #B349A4 #B38D49 #49B358
square
#496FB3 #B349A4 #B38D49 #49B358
split-complementary
#496FB3 #B35849 #A4B349
monochromatic
#26395C #375488 #496FB3 #7391C6 #9FB3D8

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.99
#496FB3 on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.21
#496FB3 on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #496FB3
4.99:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg##496FB3#FFFFFF#000000##FFFFFF
##496FB31.004.994.214.99
#FFFFFF4.991.0021.001.00
#0000004.2121.001.0021.00
##FFFFFF4.991.0021.001.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)
#5275B6
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#446BB2
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#007E88
Achromatopsia (no color)
#6F6F6F

Design tokens & code

CSS
--color: #496fb3;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(73, 111, 179);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(54.6% 0.115 261.3);
Tailwind
colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8498ca',
    500: '#496fb3',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}
SCSS
$custom: #496fb3;
$custom-light: #8498ca;
$custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
  "hex": "#496fb3",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 73,
    "g": 111,
    "b": 179
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 218.491,
    "s": 42.063,
    "l": 49.412
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.54565,
    "c": 0.1152,
    "h": 261.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.1604
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary
#496FB3
secondary
#C4B393
accent
#A556D2
background
#F8F9FC
surface
#F0F2F8
border
#CBCCD1
text
#0C0D13
muted
#7D7E82

Preview Lab

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#496FB3 Color — HEX, RGB, HSL, OKLCH & Contrast — Tintiva