#496BCF#496BCF

#496BCF is a mid, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.164; OKLCH L 55.5% C 0.159 H 267.0°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 4.90:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#496BCF
RGB	rgb(73, 107, 207)
HSL	hsl(225, 58%, 55%)
HSV	hsv(225, 65%, 81%)
CMYK	cmyk(64.7%, 48.3%, 0%, 18.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(47.54, 19.82, -55.48)
CIE-LCH	lch(47.54, 58.92, 289.66°)
OKLab	oklab(55.49% -0.0083 -0.1589)
OKLCH	oklch(55.49% 0.159 267)
XYZ	xyz(19.2640, 16.4351, 61.1765)
Luminance	0.1644 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

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Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#496BCF #CFAD49

analogous

#49AECF #496BCF #6A49CF

triadic

#496BCF #CF496B #6BCF49

tetradic

#496BCF #CF49AE #CFAD49 #49CF6A

square

#496BCF #CF49AE #CFAD49 #49CF6A

split-complementary

#496BCF #CF6A49 #AECF49

monochromatic

#21387D #2E4EAD #496BCF #7992DC #AABAE9

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.90

#496BCF on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.29

#496BCF on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #496BCF

4.90:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##496BCF	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##496BCF	1.00	4.90	4.29	4.90
#FFFFFF	4.90	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.29	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	4.90	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#3677D3

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#176BCD

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#008293

Achromatopsia (no color)

#717171

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #496bcf;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(73, 107, 207);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(55.5% 0.159 267.0);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8994de',
    500: '#496bcf',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #496bcf;
$custom-light: #8994de;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#496bcf",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 73,
    "g": 107,
    "b": 207
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 224.776,
    "s": 58.261,
    "l": 54.902
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.55486,
    "c": 0.15911,
    "h": 267
  },
  "luminance": 0.16437
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#496BCF

secondary

#D6C89E

accent

#BA46E1

background

#F9F9FD

surface

#F1F1FB

border

#CBCBD4

text

#0D0D15

muted

#7E7E83

Preview Lab

Preview with #496BCF

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

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