#496AC0#496AC0

#496AC0 is a mid, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.155; OKLCH L 54.3% C 0.139 H 266.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.11:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#496AC0
RGB	rgb(73, 106, 192)
HSL	hsl(223, 49%, 52%)
HSV	hsv(223, 62%, 75%)
CMYK	cmyk(62%, 44.8%, 0%, 24.7%)
CIE-LAB	lab(46.35, 15.22, -48.77)
CIE-LCH	lch(46.35, 51.09, 287.34°)
OKLab	oklab(54.28% -0.0095 -0.1392)
OKLCH	oklch(54.28% 0.139 266.1)
XYZ	xyz(17.4129, 15.5288, 51.9387)
Luminance	0.1553 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

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Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#496AC0 #C09F49

analogous

#49A6C0 #496AC0 #6449C0

triadic

#496AC0 #C0496A #6AC049

tetradic

#496AC0 #C049A6 #C09F49 #49C064

square

#496AC0 #C049A6 #C09F49 #49C064

split-complementary

#496AC0 #C06449 #A6C049

monochromatic

#25386A #345097 #496AC0 #768FD0 #A4B4DF

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.11

#496AC0 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.11

#496AC0 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #496AC0

5.11:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##496AC0	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##496AC0	1.00	5.11	4.11	5.11
#FFFFFF	5.11	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.11	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.11	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#4274C3

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#2F69BE

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#007D8B

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6E6E6E

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #496ac0;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(73, 106, 192);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(54.3% 0.139 266.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8694d3',
    500: '#496ac0',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #496ac0;
$custom-light: #8694d3;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#496ac0",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 73,
    "g": 106,
    "b": 192
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 223.361,
    "s": 48.571,
    "l": 51.961
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.54281,
    "c": 0.13949,
    "h": 266.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.1553
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#496AC0

secondary

#CCBE98

accent

#B250D8

background

#F8F9FD

surface

#F0F1FA

border

#CBCBD3

text

#0C0D14

muted

#7D7E83

Preview Lab

Preview with #496AC0

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

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