#496ACD#496ACD

#496ACD is a mid, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.161; OKLCH L 55.1% C 0.158 H 267.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 4.97:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#496ACD
RGB	rgb(73, 106, 205)
HSL	hsl(225, 57%, 55%)
HSV	hsv(225, 64%, 80%)
CMYK	cmyk(64.4%, 48.3%, 0%, 19.6%)
CIE-LAB	lab(47.15, 19.75, -54.97)
CIE-LCH	lch(47.15, 58.41, 289.76°)
OKLab	oklab(55.15% -0.0076 -0.1574)
OKLCH	oklch(55.15% 0.158 267.2)
XYZ	xyz(18.9173, 16.1306, 59.8624)
Luminance	0.1613 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#496ACD #CDAC49

analogous

#49ACCD #496ACD #6A49CD

triadic

#496ACD #CD496A #6ACD49

tetradic

#496ACD #CD49AC #CDAC49 #49CD6A

square

#496ACD #CD49AC #CDAC49 #49CD6A

split-complementary

#496ACD #CD6A49 #ACCD49

monochromatic

#22387A #2F4EAA #496ACD #7991DA #A9B9E7

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.97

#496ACD on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.23

#496ACD on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #496ACD

4.97:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##496ACD	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##496ACD	1.00	4.97	4.23	4.97
#FFFFFF	4.97	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.23	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	4.97	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#3676D1

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#186ACB

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#008192

Achromatopsia (no color)

#707070

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #496acd;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(73, 106, 205);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(55.1% 0.158 267.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8994dd',
    500: '#496acd',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #496acd;
$custom-light: #8994dd;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#496acd",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 73,
    "g": 106,
    "b": 205
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 225,
    "s": 56.897,
    "l": 54.51
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.55145,
    "c": 0.15759,
    "h": 267.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.16132
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#496ACD

secondary

#D5C79D

accent

#BA48E0

background

#F8F9FD

surface

#F0F1FB

border

#CBCBD4

text

#0D0D15

muted

#7D7E83

Preview Lab

Preview with #496ACD

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

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