#496ACC#496ACC

#496ACC is a mid, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.161; OKLCH L 55.1% C 0.156 H 267.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 4.98:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#496ACC
RGB	rgb(73, 106, 204)
HSL	hsl(225, 56%, 54%)
HSV	hsv(225, 64%, 80%)
CMYK	cmyk(64.2%, 48%, 0%, 20%)
CIE-LAB	lab(47.08, 19.40, -54.50)
CIE-LCH	lch(47.08, 57.85, 289.60°)
OKLab	oklab(55.08% -0.0077 -0.156)
OKLCH	oklch(55.08% 0.156 267.2)
XYZ	xyz(18.7970, 16.0825, 59.2287)
Luminance	0.1608 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#496ACC #CCAB49

analogous

#49ACCC #496ACC #6949CC

triadic

#496ACC #CC496A #6ACC49

tetradic

#496ACC #CC49AC #CCAB49 #49CC69

square

#496ACC #CC49AC #CCAB49 #49CC69

split-complementary

#496ACC #CC6949 #ACCC49

monochromatic

#223879 #2F4EA9 #496ACC #7991D9 #A9B8E7

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.98

#496ACC on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.22

#496ACC on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #496ACC

4.98:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##496ACC	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##496ACC	1.00	4.98	4.22	4.98
#FFFFFF	4.98	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.22	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	4.98	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#3776D0

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#1B6ACA

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#008191

Achromatopsia (no color)

#707070

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #496acc;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(73, 106, 204);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(55.1% 0.156 267.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8994dc',
    500: '#496acc',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #496acc;
$custom-light: #8994dc;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#496acc",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 73,
    "g": 106,
    "b": 204
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 224.885,
    "s": 56.223,
    "l": 54.314
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.55077,
    "c": 0.15621,
    "h": 267.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.16084
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#496ACC

secondary

#D4C69D

accent

#B948E0

background

#F8F9FD

surface

#F0F1FB

border

#CBCBD4

text

#0D0D15

muted

#7D7E83

Preview Lab

Preview with #496ACC

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

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