#496BC2#496BC2

#496BC2 is a mid, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.158; OKLCH L 54.6% C 0.141 H 265.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.04:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#496BC2
RGB	rgb(73, 107, 194)
HSL	hsl(223, 50%, 52%)
HSV	hsv(223, 62%, 76%)
CMYK	cmyk(62.4%, 44.8%, 0%, 23.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(46.74, 15.29, -49.29)
CIE-LCH	lch(46.74, 51.61, 287.23°)
OKLab	oklab(54.62% -0.0102 -0.1407)
OKLCH	oklch(54.62% 0.141 265.9)
XYZ	xyz(17.7396, 15.8253, 53.1482)
Luminance	0.1583 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

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Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#496BC2 #C2A049

analogous

#49A8C2 #496BC2 #6349C2

triadic

#496BC2 #C2496B #6BC249

tetradic

#496BC2 #C249A8 #C2A049 #49C263

square

#496BC2 #C249A8 #C2A049 #49C263

split-complementary

#496BC2 #C26349 #A8C249

monochromatic

#24396C #34509A #496BC2 #7790D1 #A5B6E1

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.04

#496BC2 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.17

#496BC2 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #496BC2

5.04:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##496BC2	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##496BC2	1.00	5.04	4.17	5.04
#FFFFFF	5.04	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.17	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.04	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#4275C5

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#2F6AC0

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#007F8D

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6F6F6F

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #496bc2;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(73, 107, 194);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(54.6% 0.141 265.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8794d5',
    500: '#496bc2',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #496bc2;
$custom-light: #8794d5;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#496bc2",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 73,
    "g": 107,
    "b": 194
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 223.14,
    "s": 49.794,
    "l": 52.353
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.54622,
    "c": 0.14107,
    "h": 265.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.15827
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#496BC2

secondary

#CEBF99

accent

#B24ED9

background

#F8F9FD

surface

#F0F1FA

border

#CBCBD3

text

#0C0D14

muted

#7D7E83

Preview Lab

Preview with #496BC2

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

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