#496ADE#496ADE

#496ADE is a mid, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.170; OKLCH L 56.3% C 0.181 H 268.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 4.77:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#496ADE
RGB	rgb(73, 106, 222)
HSL	hsl(227, 69%, 58%)
HSV	hsv(227, 67%, 87%)
CMYK	cmyk(67.1%, 52.3%, 0%, 12.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(48.26, 25.70, -62.86)
CIE-LCH	lch(48.26, 67.91, 292.24°)
OKLab	oklab(56.34% -0.0058 -0.1806)
OKLCH	oklch(56.34% 0.181 268.2)
XYZ	xyz(21.0820, 16.9964, 71.2627)
Luminance	0.1700 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#496ADE #DEBD49

analogous

#49B5DE #496ADE #7249DE

triadic

#496ADE #DE496A #6ADE49

tetradic

#496ADE #DE49B5 #DEBD49 #49DE72

square

#496ADE #DE49B5 #DEBD49 #49DE72

split-complementary

#496ADE #DE7249 #B5DE49

monochromatic

#1A3592 #2448C6 #496ADE #7D94E7 #B1BFF1

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.77

#496ADE on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.40

#496ADE on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #496ADE

4.77:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##496ADE	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##496ADE	1.00	4.77	4.40	4.77
#FFFFFF	4.77	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.40	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	4.77	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#1D7AE2

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#006CDC

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#00869A

Achromatopsia (no color)

#737373

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #496ade;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(73, 106, 222);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(56.3% 0.181 268.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8c94e9',
    500: '#496ade',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #496ade;
$custom-light: #8c94e9;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#496ade",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 73,
    "g": 106,
    "b": 222
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 226.711,
    "s": 69.302,
    "l": 57.843
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.56342,
    "c": 0.18071,
    "h": 268.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.16998
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#496ADE

secondary

#DFD2A4

accent

#C53CEC

background

#F9F9FE

surface

#F2F1FD

border

#CCCBD5

text

#0D0D16

muted

#7E7E84

Preview Lab

Preview with #496ADE

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

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