#496AC1#496AC1

#496AC1 is a mid, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.156; OKLCH L 54.3% C 0.141 H 266.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.10:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#496AC1
RGB	rgb(73, 106, 193)
HSL	hsl(224, 49%, 52%)
HSV	hsv(224, 62%, 76%)
CMYK	cmyk(62.2%, 45.1%, 0%, 24.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(46.41, 15.57, -49.25)
CIE-LCH	lch(46.41, 51.65, 287.54°)
OKLab	oklab(54.35% -0.0093 -0.1406)
OKLCH	oklch(54.35% 0.141 266.2)
XYZ	xyz(17.5240, 15.5733, 52.5242)
Luminance	0.1557 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

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Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#496AC1 #C1A049

analogous

#49A6C1 #496AC1 #6449C1

triadic

#496AC1 #C1496A #6AC149

tetradic

#496AC1 #C149A6 #C1A049 #49C164

square

#496AC1 #C149A6 #C1A049 #49C164

split-complementary

#496AC1 #C16449 #A6C149

monochromatic

#24386B #345099 #496AC1 #778FD1 #A4B5E0

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.10

#496AC1 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.11

#496AC1 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #496AC1

5.10:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##496AC1	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##496AC1	1.00	5.10	4.11	5.10
#FFFFFF	5.10	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.11	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.10	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#4174C4

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#2E69BF

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#007E8C

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6E6E6E

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #496ac1;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(73, 106, 193);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(54.3% 0.141 266.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8794d4',
    500: '#496ac1',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #496ac1;
$custom-light: #8794d4;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#496ac1",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 73,
    "g": 106,
    "b": 193
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 223.5,
    "s": 49.18,
    "l": 52.157
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.54346,
    "c": 0.1409,
    "h": 266.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.15575
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#496AC1

secondary

#CDBF99

accent

#B34FD9

background

#F8F9FD

surface

#F0F1FA

border

#CBCBD3

text

#0C0D14

muted

#7D7E83

Preview Lab

Preview with #496AC1

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

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