#496FBF#496FBF

#496FBF is a mid, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.165; OKLCH L 55.3% C 0.132 H 263.5°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 4.87:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#496FBF
RGB	rgb(73, 111, 191)
HSL	hsl(221, 48%, 52%)
HSV	hsv(221, 62%, 75%)
CMYK	cmyk(61.8%, 41.9%, 0%, 25.1%)
CIE-LAB	lab(47.68, 11.75, -46.07)
CIE-LCH	lch(47.68, 47.54, 284.31°)
OKLab	oklab(55.29% -0.0149 -0.1312)
OKLCH	oklch(55.29% 0.132 263.5)
XYZ	xyz(17.8328, 16.5454, 51.5339)
Luminance	0.1655 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

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Perceptual scales

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Color harmonies

complementary

#496FBF #BF9949

analogous

#49AABF #496FBF #5E49BF

triadic

#496FBF #BF496F #6FBF49

tetradic

#496FBF #BF49AA #BF9949 #49BF5E

square

#496FBF #BF49AA #BF9949 #49BF5E

split-complementary

#496FBF #BF5E49 #AABF49

monochromatic

#253B69 #355496 #496FBF #7693CF #A4B7DF

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.87

#496FBF on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.31

#496FBF on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #496FBF

4.87:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##496FBF	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##496FBF	1.00	4.87	4.31	4.87
#FFFFFF	4.87	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.31	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	4.87	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#4B77C2

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#3A6CBD

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#00818E

Achromatopsia (no color)

#717171

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #496fbf;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(73, 111, 191);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(55.3% 0.132 263.5);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8697d3',
    500: '#496fbf',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #496fbf;
$custom-light: #8697d3;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#496fbf",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 73,
    "g": 111,
    "b": 191
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 220.678,
    "s": 47.967,
    "l": 51.765
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.55287,
    "c": 0.13201,
    "h": 263.5
  },
  "luminance": 0.16547
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#496FBF

secondary

#CCBB98

accent

#AC50D8

background

#F8F9FD

surface

#F0F2FA

border

#CBCCD3

text

#0C0D14

muted

#7D7E83

Preview Lab

Preview with #496FBF

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

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