#496FBA#496FBA

#496FBA is a mid, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.163; OKLCH L 55.0% C 0.125 H 262.7°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 4.92:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#496FBA
RGB	rgb(73, 111, 186)
HSL	hsl(220, 45%, 51%)
HSV	hsv(220, 61%, 73%)
CMYK	cmyk(60.8%, 40.3%, 0%, 27.1%)
CIE-LAB	lab(47.40, 10.03, -43.62)
CIE-LCH	lch(47.40, 44.76, 282.95°)
OKLab	oklab(54.98% -0.0159 -0.124)
OKLCH	oklch(54.98% 0.125 262.7)
XYZ	xyz(17.2919, 16.3290, 48.6854)
Luminance	0.1633 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#496FBA #BA9449

analogous

#49A7BA #496FBA #5B49BA

triadic

#496FBA #BA496F #6FBA49

tetradic

#496FBA #BA49A7 #BA9449 #49BA5B

square

#496FBA #BA49A7 #BA9449 #49BA5B

split-complementary

#496FBA #BA5B49 #A7BA49

monochromatic

#263A63 #36548F #496FBA #7592CB #A2B5DC

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.92

#496FBA on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.27

#496FBA on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #496FBA

4.92:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##496FBA	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##496FBA	1.00	4.92	4.27	4.92
#FFFFFF	4.92	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.27	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	4.92	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#4E76BD

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#3F6CB8

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#00808B

Achromatopsia (no color)

#707070

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #496fba;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(73, 111, 186);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(55.0% 0.125 262.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8597cf',
    500: '#496fba',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #496fba;
$custom-light: #8597cf;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#496fba",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 73,
    "g": 111,
    "b": 186
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 219.823,
    "s": 45.02,
    "l": 50.784
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.54981,
    "c": 0.12502,
    "h": 262.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.16331
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#496FBA

secondary

#C8B896

accent

#A953D5

background

#F8F9FC

surface

#F0F2F9

border

#CBCCD2

text

#0C0D14

muted

#7D7E82

Preview Lab

Preview with #496FBA

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

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