#496FB5#496FB5

#496FB5 is a mid, moderate blue. Relative luminance 0.161; OKLCH L 54.7% C 0.118 H 261.7°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 4.97:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#496FB5
RGB	rgb(73, 111, 181)
HSL	hsl(219, 43%, 50%)
HSV	hsv(219, 60%, 71%)
CMYK	cmyk(59.7%, 38.7%, 0%, 29%)
CIE-LAB	lab(47.13, 8.32, -41.15)
CIE-LCH	lch(47.13, 41.98, 281.42°)
OKLab	oklab(54.68% -0.017 -0.1168)
OKLCH	oklch(54.68% 0.118 261.7)
XYZ	xyz(16.7697, 16.1201, 45.9349)
Luminance	0.1612 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

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Perceptual scales

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Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#496FB5 #B58F49

analogous

#49A5B5 #496FB5 #5949B5

triadic

#496FB5 #B5496F #6FB549

tetradic

#496FB5 #B549A5 #B58F49 #49B559

square

#496FB5 #B549A5 #B58F49 #49B559

split-complementary

#496FB5 #B55949 #A5B549

monochromatic

#263A5E #375489 #496FB5 #7491C7 #A0B4D9

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.97

#496FB5 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.22

#496FB5 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #496FB5

4.97:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##496FB5	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##496FB5	1.00	4.97	4.22	4.97
#FFFFFF	4.97	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.22	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	4.97	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#5175B8

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#436BB4

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#007F89

Achromatopsia (no color)

#707070

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #496fb5;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(73, 111, 181);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(54.7% 0.118 261.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8597cb',
    500: '#496fb5',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #496fb5;
$custom-light: #8597cb;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#496fb5",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 73,
    "g": 111,
    "b": 181
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 218.889,
    "s": 42.52,
    "l": 49.804
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.54682,
    "c": 0.11801,
    "h": 261.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.16122
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#496FB5

secondary

#C5B494

accent

#A655D2

background

#F8F9FC

surface

#F0F2F8

border

#CBCCD1

text

#0C0D13

muted

#7D7E82

Preview Lab

Preview with #496FB5

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

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