#496FB7#496FB7

#496FB7 is a mid, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.162; OKLCH L 54.8% C 0.121 H 262.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 4.95:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#496FB7
RGB	rgb(73, 111, 183)
HSL	hsl(219, 43%, 50%)
HSV	hsv(219, 60%, 72%)
CMYK	cmyk(60.1%, 39.3%, 0%, 28.2%)
CIE-LAB	lab(47.24, 9.00, -42.14)
CIE-LCH	lch(47.24, 43.09, 282.05°)
OKLab	oklab(54.8% -0.0166 -0.1197)
OKLCH	oklch(54.8% 0.121 262.1)
XYZ	xyz(16.9764, 16.2028, 47.0234)
Luminance	0.1620 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#496FB7 #B79149

analogous

#49A6B7 #496FB7 #5A49B7

triadic

#496FB7 #B7496F #6FB749

tetradic

#496FB7 #B749A6 #B79149 #49B75A

square

#496FB7 #B749A6 #B79149 #49B75A

split-complementary

#496FB7 #B75A49 #A6B749

monochromatic

#263A60 #37548C #496FB7 #7592C8 #A1B4DA

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.95

#496FB7 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.24

#496FB7 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #496FB7

4.95:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##496FB7	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##496FB7	1.00	4.95	4.24	4.95
#FFFFFF	4.95	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.24	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	4.95	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#5076BA

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#416BB5

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#007F8A

Achromatopsia (no color)

#707070

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #496fb7;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(73, 111, 183);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(54.8% 0.121 262.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8597cd',
    500: '#496fb7',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #496fb7;
$custom-light: #8597cd;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#496fb7",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 73,
    "g": 111,
    "b": 183
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 219.273,
    "s": 43.307,
    "l": 50.196
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.54801,
    "c": 0.12081,
    "h": 262.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.16204
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#496FB7

secondary

#C6B595

accent

#A755D3

background

#F8F9FC

surface

#F0F2F9

border

#CBCCD2

text

#0C0D13

muted

#7D7E82

Preview Lab

Preview with #496FB7

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

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