#496ACE#496ACE

#496ACE is a mid, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.162; OKLCH L 55.2% C 0.159 H 267.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 4.96:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#496ACE
RGB	rgb(73, 106, 206)
HSL	hsl(225, 58%, 55%)
HSV	hsv(225, 65%, 81%)
CMYK	cmyk(64.6%, 48.5%, 0%, 19.2%)
CIE-LAB	lab(47.21, 20.10, -55.44)
CIE-LCH	lch(47.21, 58.97, 289.93°)
OKLab	oklab(55.21% -0.0075 -0.1588)
OKLCH	oklch(55.21% 0.159 267.3)
XYZ	xyz(19.0384, 16.1790, 60.5001)
Luminance	0.1618 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#496ACE #CEAD49

analogous

#49ACCE #496ACE #6B49CE

triadic

#496ACE #CE496A #6ACE49

tetradic

#496ACE #CE49AC #CEAD49 #49CE6B

square

#496ACE #CE49AC #CEAD49 #49CE6B

split-complementary

#496ACE #CE6B49 #ACCE49

monochromatic

#21387B #2E4DAC #496ACE #7991DB #A9B9E8

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.96

#496ACE on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.24

#496ACE on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #496ACE

4.96:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##496ACE	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##496ACE	1.00	4.96	4.24	4.96
#FFFFFF	4.96	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.24	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	4.96	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#3576D2

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#166ACC

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#008192

Achromatopsia (no color)

#707070

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #496ace;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(73, 106, 206);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(55.2% 0.159 267.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8994de',
    500: '#496ace',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #496ace;
$custom-light: #8994de;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#496ace",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 73,
    "g": 106,
    "b": 206
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 225.113,
    "s": 57.576,
    "l": 54.706
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.55213,
    "c": 0.15897,
    "h": 267.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.16181
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#496ACE

secondary

#D5C89D

accent

#BB47E1

background

#F9F9FD

surface

#F1F1FB

border

#CBCBD4

text

#0D0D15

muted

#7E7E83

Preview Lab

Preview with #496ACE

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

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