#496BC1#496BC1

#496BC1 is a mid, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.158; OKLCH L 54.6% C 0.140 H 265.7°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.05:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#496BC1
RGB	rgb(73, 107, 193)
HSL	hsl(223, 49%, 52%)
HSV	hsv(223, 62%, 76%)
CMYK	cmyk(62.2%, 44.6%, 0%, 24.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(46.69, 14.94, -48.81)
CIE-LCH	lch(46.69, 51.05, 287.02°)
OKLab	oklab(54.56% -0.0104 -0.1393)
OKLCH	oklch(54.56% 0.14 265.7)
XYZ	xyz(17.6277, 15.7806, 52.5587)
Luminance	0.1578 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#496BC1 #C19F49

analogous

#49A7C1 #496BC1 #6349C1

triadic

#496BC1 #C1496B #6BC149

tetradic

#496BC1 #C149A7 #C19F49 #49C163

square

#496BC1 #C149A7 #C19F49 #49C163

split-complementary

#496BC1 #C16349 #A7C149

monochromatic

#24386B #345199 #496BC1 #7790D1 #A4B5E0

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.05

#496BC1 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.16

#496BC1 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #496BC1

5.05:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##496BC1	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##496BC1	1.00	5.05	4.16	5.05
#FFFFFF	5.05	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.16	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.05	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#4374C4

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#306ABF

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#007E8C

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6F6F6F

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #496bc1;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(73, 107, 193);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(54.6% 0.140 265.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8794d4',
    500: '#496bc1',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #496bc1;
$custom-light: #8794d4;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#496bc1",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 73,
    "g": 107,
    "b": 193
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 223,
    "s": 49.18,
    "l": 52.157
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.54557,
    "c": 0.13966,
    "h": 265.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.15782
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#496BC1

secondary

#CDBE99

accent

#B24FD9

background

#F8F9FD

surface

#F0F1FA

border

#CBCBD3

text

#0C0D14

muted

#7D7E83

Preview Lab

Preview with #496BC1

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

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