#496FDB#496FDB

#496FDB is a mid, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.179; OKLCH L 57.1% C 0.171 H 266.5°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 4.59:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#496FDB
RGB	rgb(73, 111, 219)
HSL	hsl(224, 67%, 57%)
HSV	hsv(224, 67%, 86%)
CMYK	cmyk(66.7%, 49.3%, 0%, 14.1%)
CIE-LAB	lab(49.37, 21.52, -59.36)
CIE-LCH	lch(49.37, 63.14, 289.93°)
OKLab	oklab(57.13% -0.0105 -0.1703)
OKLCH	oklch(57.13% 0.171 266.5)
XYZ	xyz(21.2138, 17.8978, 69.3407)
Luminance	0.1790 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#496FDB #DBB549

analogous

#49B8DB #496FDB #6C49DB

triadic

#496FDB #DB496F #6FDB49

tetradic

#496FDB #DB49B8 #DBB549 #49DB6C

square

#496FDB #DB49B8 #DBB549 #49DB6C

split-complementary

#496FDB #DB6C49 #B8DB49

monochromatic

#1C3A8E #264EC1 #496FDB #7C97E5 #AFC0EF

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.59

#496FDB on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.58

#496FDB on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #496FDB

4.59:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##496FDB	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##496FDB	1.00	4.59	4.58	4.59
#FFFFFF	4.59	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.58	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	4.59	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#327CDF

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#006FD9

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#00889B

Achromatopsia (no color)

#757575

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #496fdb;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(73, 111, 219);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(57.1% 0.171 266.5);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8b97e7',
    500: '#496fdb',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #496fdb;
$custom-light: #8b97e7;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#496fdb",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 73,
    "g": 111,
    "b": 219
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 224.384,
    "s": 66.972,
    "l": 57.255
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.57126,
    "c": 0.17058,
    "h": 266.5
  },
  "luminance": 0.179
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#496FDB

secondary

#DDCEA2

accent

#BD3EEA

background

#F9F9FE

surface

#F1F2FC

border

#CBCCD5

text

#0D0D16

muted

#7E7E84

Preview Lab

Preview with #496FDB

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

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