#496FBB#496FBB

#496FBB is a mid, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.164; OKLCH L 55.0% C 0.126 H 262.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 4.91:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#496FBB
RGB	rgb(73, 111, 187)
HSL	hsl(220, 46%, 51%)
HSV	hsv(220, 61%, 73%)
CMYK	cmyk(61%, 40.6%, 0%, 26.7%)
CIE-LAB	lab(47.46, 10.37, -44.11)
CIE-LCH	lch(47.46, 45.31, 283.23°)
OKLab	oklab(55.04% -0.0157 -0.1254)
OKLCH	oklch(55.04% 0.126 262.9)
XYZ	xyz(17.3986, 16.3717, 49.2472)
Luminance	0.1637 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#496FBB #BB9549

analogous

#49A8BB #496FBB #5C49BB

triadic

#496FBB #BB496F #6FBB49

tetradic

#496FBB #BB49A8 #BB9549 #49BB5C

square

#496FBB #BB49A8 #BB9549 #49BB5C

split-complementary

#496FBB #BB5C49 #A8BB49

monochromatic

#253A64 #365491 #496FBB #7692CC #A2B6DC

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.91

#496FBB on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.27

#496FBB on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #496FBB

4.91:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##496FBB	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##496FBB	1.00	4.91	4.27	4.91
#FFFFFF	4.91	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.27	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	4.91	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#4E76BE

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#3E6CB9

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#00808C

Achromatopsia (no color)

#717171

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #496fbb;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(73, 111, 187);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(55.0% 0.126 262.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8697d0',
    500: '#496fbb',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #496fbb;
$custom-light: #8697d0;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#496fbb",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 73,
    "g": 111,
    "b": 187
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 220,
    "s": 45.6,
    "l": 50.98
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.55041,
    "c": 0.12642,
    "h": 262.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.16373
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#496FBB

secondary

#C9B897

accent

#AA53D5

background

#F8F9FC

surface

#F0F2F9

border

#CBCCD2

text

#0C0D14

muted

#7D7E82

Preview Lab

Preview with #496FBB

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

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