#496BC0#496BC0

#496BC0 is a mid, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.157; OKLCH L 54.5% C 0.138 H 265.6°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.06:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#496BC0
RGB	rgb(73, 107, 192)
HSL	hsl(223, 49%, 52%)
HSV	hsv(223, 62%, 75%)
CMYK	cmyk(62%, 44.3%, 0%, 24.7%)
CIE-LAB	lab(46.63, 14.60, -48.33)
CIE-LCH	lch(46.63, 50.48, 286.81°)
OKLab	oklab(54.49% -0.0105 -0.1379)
OKLCH	oklch(54.49% 0.138 265.6)
XYZ	xyz(17.5165, 15.7361, 51.9732)
Luminance	0.1574 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

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Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#496BC0 #C09E49

analogous

#49A7C0 #496BC0 #6349C0

triadic

#496BC0 #C0496B #6BC049

tetradic

#496BC0 #C049A7 #C09E49 #49C063

square

#496BC0 #C049A7 #C09E49 #49C063

split-complementary

#496BC0 #C06349 #A7C049

monochromatic

#25386A #345197 #496BC0 #7690D0 #A4B5DF

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.06

#496BC0 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.15

#496BC0 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #496BC0

5.06:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##496BC0	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##496BC0	1.00	5.06	4.15	5.06
#FFFFFF	5.06	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.15	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.06	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#4374C3

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#3169BE

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#007E8C

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6E6E6E

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #496bc0;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(73, 107, 192);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(54.5% 0.138 265.6);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8694d3',
    500: '#496bc0',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #496bc0;
$custom-light: #8694d3;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#496bc0",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 73,
    "g": 107,
    "b": 192
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 222.857,
    "s": 48.571,
    "l": 51.961
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.54493,
    "c": 0.13826,
    "h": 265.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.15738
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#496BC0

secondary

#CCBE98

accent

#B150D8

background

#F8F9FD

surface

#F0F1FA

border

#CBCBD3

text

#0C0D14

muted

#7D7E83

Preview Lab

Preview with #496BC0

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

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