#496BC5#496BC5

#496BC5 is a mid, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.160; OKLCH L 54.8% C 0.145 H 266.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.01:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#496BC5
RGB	rgb(73, 107, 197)
HSL	hsl(224, 52%, 53%)
HSV	hsv(224, 63%, 77%)
CMYK	cmyk(62.9%, 45.7%, 0%, 22.7%)
CIE-LAB	lab(46.92, 16.33, -50.73)
CIE-LCH	lch(46.92, 53.30, 287.84°)
OKLab	oklab(54.82% -0.0097 -0.1449)
OKLCH	oklch(54.82% 0.145 266.2)
XYZ	xyz(18.0799, 15.9615, 54.9406)
Luminance	0.1596 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

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Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#496BC5 #C5A349

analogous

#49A9C5 #496BC5 #6549C5

triadic

#496BC5 #C5496B #6BC549

tetradic

#496BC5 #C549A9 #C5A349 #49C565

square

#496BC5 #C549A9 #C5A349 #49C565

split-complementary

#496BC5 #C56549 #A9C549

monochromatic

#243970 #32509E #496BC5 #7791D4 #A6B6E3

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.01

#496BC5 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.19

#496BC5 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #496BC5

5.01:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##496BC5	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##496BC5	1.00	5.01	4.19	5.01
#FFFFFF	5.01	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.19	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.01	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#4075C8

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#2B6AC3

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#00808E

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6F6F6F

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #496bc5;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(73, 107, 197);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(54.8% 0.145 266.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8794d7',
    500: '#496bc5',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #496bc5;
$custom-light: #8794d7;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#496bc5",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 73,
    "g": 107,
    "b": 197
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 223.548,
    "s": 51.667,
    "l": 52.941
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.54817,
    "c": 0.14525,
    "h": 266.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.15963
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#496BC5

secondary

#D0C19A

accent

#B44DDB

background

#F8F9FD

surface

#F0F1FA

border

#CBCBD3

text

#0C0D14

muted

#7D7E83

Preview Lab

Preview with #496BC5

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

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