#496FBC#496FBC

#496FBC is a mid, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.164; OKLCH L 55.1% C 0.128 H 263.0°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 4.90:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#496FBC
RGB	rgb(73, 111, 188)
HSL	hsl(220, 46%, 51%)
HSV	hsv(220, 61%, 74%)
CMYK	cmyk(61.2%, 41%, 0%, 26.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(47.51, 10.71, -44.60)
CIE-LCH	lch(47.51, 45.87, 283.51°)
OKLab	oklab(55.1% -0.0155 -0.1269)
OKLCH	oklch(55.1% 0.128 263)
XYZ	xyz(17.5060, 16.4147, 49.8130)
Luminance	0.1642 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#496FBC #BC9649

analogous

#49A8BC #496FBC #5C49BC

triadic

#496FBC #BC496F #6FBC49

tetradic

#496FBC #BC49A8 #BC9649 #49BC5C

square

#496FBC #BC49A8 #BC9649 #49BC5C

split-complementary

#496FBC #BC5C49 #A8BC49

monochromatic

#253A65 #365492 #496FBC #7692CC #A2B6DD

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.90

#496FBC on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.28

#496FBC on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #496FBC

4.90:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##496FBC	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##496FBC	1.00	4.90	4.28	4.90
#FFFFFF	4.90	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.28	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	4.90	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#4D76BF

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#3D6CBA

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#00808C

Achromatopsia (no color)

#717171

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #496fbc;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(73, 111, 188);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(55.1% 0.128 263.0);

Tailwind

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

SCSS

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

JSON

{
  "hex": "#496fbc",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 73,
    "g": 111,
    "b": 188
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 220.174,
    "s": 46.185,
    "l": 51.176
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.55102,
    "c": 0.12782,
    "h": 263
  },
  "luminance": 0.16416
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#496FBC

secondary

#CAB997

accent

#AA52D6

background

#F8F9FC

surface

#F0F2F9

border

#CBCCD2

text

#0C0D14

muted

#7D7E82

Preview Lab

Preview with #496FBC

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

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