#496ADD#496ADD

#496ADD is a mid, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.169; OKLCH L 56.3% C 0.179 H 268.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 4.78:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#496ADD
RGB	rgb(73, 106, 221)
HSL	hsl(227, 69%, 58%)
HSV	hsv(227, 67%, 87%)
CMYK	cmyk(67%, 52%, 0%, 13.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(48.19, 25.35, -62.40)
CIE-LCH	lch(48.19, 67.36, 292.11°)
OKLab	oklab(56.27% -0.0059 -0.1793)
OKLCH	oklch(56.27% 0.179 268.1)
XYZ	xyz(20.9483, 16.9430, 70.5589)
Luminance	0.1694 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#496ADD #DDBC49

analogous

#49B4DD #496ADD #7249DD

triadic

#496ADD #DD496A #6ADD49

tetradic

#496ADD #DD49B4 #DDBC49 #49DD72

square

#496ADD #DD49B4 #DDBC49 #49DD72

split-complementary

#496ADD #DD7249 #B4DD49

monochromatic

#1B3591 #2548C4 #496ADD #7D94E7 #B0BEF0

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.78

#496ADD on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.39

#496ADD on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #496ADD

4.78:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##496ADD	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##496ADD	1.00	4.78	4.39	4.78
#FFFFFF	4.78	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.39	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	4.78	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#1F79E1

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#006CDB

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#008599

Achromatopsia (no color)

#727272

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #496add;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(73, 106, 221);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(56.3% 0.179 268.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8c94e8',
    500: '#496add',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #496add;
$custom-light: #8c94e8;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#496add",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 73,
    "g": 106,
    "b": 221
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 226.622,
    "s": 68.519,
    "l": 57.647
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.5627,
    "c": 0.17937,
    "h": 268.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.16945
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#496ADD

secondary

#DFD1A3

accent

#C43CEB

background

#F9F9FE

surface

#F2F1FD

border

#CCCBD5

text

#0D0D16

muted

#7E7E84

Preview Lab

Preview with #496ADD

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

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