#496FBE#496FBE

#496FBE is a mid, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.165; OKLCH L 55.2% C 0.131 H 263.4°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 4.88:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#496FBE
RGB	rgb(73, 111, 190)
HSL	hsl(221, 47%, 52%)
HSV	hsv(221, 62%, 75%)
CMYK	cmyk(61.6%, 41.6%, 0%, 25.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(47.63, 11.40, -45.58)
CIE-LCH	lch(47.63, 46.98, 284.05°)
OKLab	oklab(55.23% -0.0151 -0.1297)
OKLCH	oklch(55.23% 0.131 263.4)
XYZ	xyz(17.7231, 16.5015, 50.9563)
Luminance	0.1650 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

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Perceptual scales

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Color harmonies

complementary

#496FBE #BE9849

analogous

#49A9BE #496FBE #5E49BE

triadic

#496FBE #BE496F #6FBE49

tetradic

#496FBE #BE49A9 #BE9849 #49BE5E

square

#496FBE #BE49A9 #BE9849 #49BE5E

split-complementary

#496FBE #BE5E49 #A9BE49

monochromatic

#253B68 #355495 #496FBE #7693CE #A3B6DE

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.88

#496FBE on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.30

#496FBE on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #496FBE

4.88:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##496FBE	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##496FBE	1.00	4.88	4.30	4.88
#FFFFFF	4.88	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.30	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	4.88	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#4C77C1

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#3B6CBC

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#00818D

Achromatopsia (no color)

#717171

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #496fbe;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(73, 111, 190);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(55.2% 0.131 263.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8697d2',
    500: '#496fbe',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #496fbe;
$custom-light: #8697d2;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#496fbe",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 73,
    "g": 111,
    "b": 190
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 220.513,
    "s": 47.368,
    "l": 51.569
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.55225,
    "c": 0.13061,
    "h": 263.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.16503
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#496FBE

secondary

#CBBA98

accent

#AB51D7

background

#F8F9FC

surface

#F0F2F9

border

#CBCCD2

text

#0C0D14

muted

#7D7E82

Preview Lab

Preview with #496FBE

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

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