#496BC4#496BC4

#496BC4 is a mid, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.159; OKLCH L 54.8% C 0.144 H 266.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.02:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#496BC4
RGB	rgb(73, 107, 196)
HSL	hsl(223, 51%, 53%)
HSV	hsv(223, 63%, 77%)
CMYK	cmyk(62.8%, 45.4%, 0%, 23.1%)
CIE-LAB	lab(46.86, 15.98, -50.25)
CIE-LCH	lch(46.86, 52.74, 287.64°)
OKLab	oklab(54.75% -0.0099 -0.1435)
OKLCH	oklch(54.75% 0.144 266.1)
XYZ	xyz(17.9657, 15.9158, 54.3391)
Luminance	0.1592 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

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Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#496BC4 #C4A249

analogous

#49A8C4 #496BC4 #6549C4

triadic

#496BC4 #C4496B #6BC449

tetradic

#496BC4 #C449A8 #C4A249 #49C465

square

#496BC4 #C449A8 #C4A249 #49C465

split-complementary

#496BC4 #C46549 #A8C449

monochromatic

#24396F #33509D #496BC4 #7791D3 #A5B6E2

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.02

#496BC4 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.18

#496BC4 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #496BC4

5.02:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##496BC4	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##496BC4	1.00	5.02	4.18	5.02
#FFFFFF	5.02	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.18	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.02	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#4075C7

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#2C6AC2

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#007F8E

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6F6F6F

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #496bc4;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(73, 107, 196);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(54.8% 0.144 266.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8794d6',
    500: '#496bc4',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #496bc4;
$custom-light: #8794d6;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#496bc4",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 73,
    "g": 107,
    "b": 196
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 223.415,
    "s": 51.037,
    "l": 52.745
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.54752,
    "c": 0.14386,
    "h": 266.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.15917
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#496BC4

secondary

#CFC09A

accent

#B34DDB

background

#F8F9FD

surface

#F0F1FA

border

#CBCBD3

text

#0C0D14

muted

#7D7E83

Preview Lab

Preview with #496BC4

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

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