#496AC7#496AC7

#496AC7 is a mid, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.158; OKLCH L 54.7% C 0.149 H 266.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.04:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#496AC7
RGB	rgb(73, 106, 199)
HSL	hsl(224, 53%, 53%)
HSV	hsv(224, 63%, 78%)
CMYK	cmyk(63.3%, 46.7%, 0%, 22%)
CIE-LAB	lab(46.77, 17.66, -52.13)
CIE-LCH	lch(46.77, 55.04, 288.71°)
OKLab	oklab(54.74% -0.0084 -0.149)
OKLCH	oklch(54.74% 0.149 266.8)
XYZ	xyz(18.2070, 15.8464, 56.1209)
Luminance	0.1585 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

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Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#496AC7 #C7A649

analogous

#49A9C7 #496AC7 #6749C7

triadic

#496AC7 #C7496A #6AC749

tetradic

#496AC7 #C749A9 #C7A649 #49C767

square

#496AC7 #C749A9 #C7A649 #49C767

split-complementary

#496AC7 #C76749 #A9C749

monochromatic

#233872 #324FA1 #496AC7 #7890D5 #A7B7E4

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.04

#496AC7 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.17

#496AC7 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #496AC7

5.04:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##496AC7	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##496AC7	1.00	5.04	4.17	5.04
#FFFFFF	5.04	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.17	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.04	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#3C75CA

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#2569C5

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#007F8F

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6F6F6F

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #496ac7;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(73, 106, 199);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(54.7% 0.149 266.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8894d8',
    500: '#496ac7',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #496ac7;
$custom-light: #8894d8;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#496ac7",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 73,
    "g": 106,
    "b": 199
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 224.286,
    "s": 52.941,
    "l": 53.333
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.54741,
    "c": 0.14928,
    "h": 266.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.15848
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#496AC7

secondary

#D1C39B

accent

#B64BDC

background

#F8F9FD

surface

#F0F1FA

border

#CBCBD3

text

#0C0D14

muted

#7D7E83

Preview Lab

Preview with #496AC7

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

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