#496BCC#496BCC

#496BCC is a mid, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.163; OKLCH L 55.3% C 0.155 H 266.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 4.93:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#496BCC
RGB	rgb(73, 107, 204)
HSL	hsl(224, 56%, 54%)
HSV	hsv(224, 64%, 80%)
CMYK	cmyk(64.2%, 47.5%, 0%, 20%)
CIE-LAB	lab(47.35, 18.77, -54.07)
CIE-LCH	lch(47.35, 57.23, 289.15°)
OKLab	oklab(55.28% -0.0087 -0.1547)
OKLCH	oklch(55.28% 0.155 266.8)
XYZ	xyz(18.9007, 16.2898, 59.2632)
Luminance	0.1629 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#496BCC #CCAA49

analogous

#49ADCC #496BCC #6849CC

triadic

#496BCC #CC496B #6BCC49

tetradic

#496BCC #CC49AD #CCAA49 #49CC68

square

#496BCC #CC49AD #CCAA49 #49CC68

split-complementary

#496BCC #CC6849 #ADCC49

monochromatic

#223879 #2F4FA9 #496BCC #7992D9 #A9B9E7

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.93

#496BCC on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.26

#496BCC on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #496BCC

4.93:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##496BCC	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##496BCC	1.00	4.93	4.26	4.93
#FFFFFF	4.93	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.26	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	4.93	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#3977D0

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#1F6BCA

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#008192

Achromatopsia (no color)

#707070

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #496bcc;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(73, 107, 204);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(55.3% 0.155 266.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8894dc',
    500: '#496bcc',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #496bcc;
$custom-light: #8894dc;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#496bcc",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 73,
    "g": 107,
    "b": 204
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 224.427,
    "s": 56.223,
    "l": 54.314
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.55283,
    "c": 0.15497,
    "h": 266.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.16291
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#496BCC

secondary

#D4C69D

accent

#B848E0

background

#F8F9FD

surface

#F0F1FB

border

#CBCBD4

text

#0D0D15

muted

#7D7E83

Preview Lab

Preview with #496BCC

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

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