#496BCA#496BCA

#496BCA is a mid, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.162; OKLCH L 55.1% C 0.152 H 266.6°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 4.95:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#496BCA
RGB	rgb(73, 107, 202)
HSL	hsl(224, 55%, 54%)
HSV	hsv(224, 64%, 79%)
CMYK	cmyk(63.9%, 47%, 0%, 20.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(47.23, 18.07, -53.12)
CIE-LCH	lch(47.23, 56.11, 288.79°)
OKLab	oklab(55.15% -0.009 -0.1519)
OKLCH	oklch(55.15% 0.152 266.6)
XYZ	xyz(18.6624, 16.1944, 58.0080)
Luminance	0.1620 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#496BCA #CAA849

analogous

#49ACCA #496BCA #6849CA

triadic

#496BCA #CA496B #6BCA49

tetradic

#496BCA #CA49AC #CAA849 #49CA68

square

#496BCA #CA49AC #CAA849 #49CA68

split-complementary

#496BCA #CA6849 #ACCA49

monochromatic

#223876 #304FA6 #496BCA #7892D8 #A8B8E6

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.95

#496BCA on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.24

#496BCA on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #496BCA

4.95:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##496BCA	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##496BCA	1.00	4.95	4.24	4.95
#FFFFFF	4.95	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.24	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	4.95	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#3B76CE

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#226AC8

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#008191

Achromatopsia (no color)

#707070

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #496bca;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(73, 107, 202);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(55.1% 0.152 266.6);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8894db',
    500: '#496bca',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #496bca;
$custom-light: #8894db;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#496bca",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 73,
    "g": 107,
    "b": 202
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 224.186,
    "s": 54.894,
    "l": 53.922
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.55148,
    "c": 0.1522,
    "h": 266.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.16196
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#496BCA

secondary

#D3C49C

accent

#B74ADE

background

#F8F9FD

surface

#F0F1FB

border

#CBCBD4

text

#0C0D15

muted

#7D7E83

Preview Lab

Preview with #496BCA

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

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