#496FBD#496FBD

#496FBD is a mid, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.165; OKLCH L 55.2% C 0.129 H 263.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 4.89:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#496FBD
RGB	rgb(73, 111, 189)
HSL	hsl(220, 47%, 51%)
HSV	hsv(220, 61%, 74%)
CMYK	cmyk(61.4%, 41.3%, 0%, 25.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(47.57, 11.06, -45.09)
CIE-LCH	lch(47.57, 46.43, 283.78°)
OKLab	oklab(55.16% -0.0153 -0.1283)
OKLCH	oklch(55.16% 0.129 263.2)
XYZ	xyz(17.6142, 16.4579, 50.3827)
Luminance	0.1646 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

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Perceptual scales

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Color harmonies

complementary

#496FBD #BD9749

analogous

#49A9BD #496FBD #5D49BD

triadic

#496FBD #BD496F #6FBD49

tetradic

#496FBD #BD49A9 #BD9749 #49BD5D

square

#496FBD #BD49A9 #BD9749 #49BD5D

split-complementary

#496FBD #BD5D49 #A9BD49

monochromatic

#253B66 #355493 #496FBD #7693CD #A3B6DE

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.89

#496FBD on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.29

#496FBD on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #496FBD

4.89:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##496FBD	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##496FBD	1.00	4.89	4.29	4.89
#FFFFFF	4.89	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.29	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	4.89	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#4C77C0

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#3C6CBB

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#00818D

Achromatopsia (no color)

#717171

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #496fbd;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(73, 111, 189);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(55.2% 0.129 263.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8697d1',
    500: '#496fbd',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #496fbd;
$custom-light: #8697d1;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#496fbd",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 73,
    "g": 111,
    "b": 189
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 220.345,
    "s": 46.774,
    "l": 51.373
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.55163,
    "c": 0.12922,
    "h": 263.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.16459
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#496FBD

secondary

#CABA97

accent

#AB51D6

background

#F8F9FC

surface

#F0F2F9

border

#CBCCD2

text

#0C0D14

muted

#7D7E82

Preview Lab

Preview with #496FBD

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

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