#496BDA#496BDA

#496BDA is a mid, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.170; OKLCH L 56.3% C 0.174 H 267.7°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 4.77:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#496BDA
RGB	rgb(73, 107, 218)
HSL	hsl(226, 66%, 57%)
HSV	hsv(226, 67%, 85%)
CMYK	cmyk(66.5%, 50.9%, 0%, 14.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(48.25, 23.67, -60.60)
CIE-LCH	lch(48.25, 65.06, 291.34°)
OKLab	oklab(56.25% -0.0071 -0.174)
OKLCH	oklch(56.25% 0.174 267.7)
XYZ	xyz(20.6559, 16.9918, 68.5073)
Luminance	0.1699 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

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Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#496BDA #DAB849

analogous

#49B4DA #496BDA #7049DA

triadic

#496BDA #DA496B #6BDA49

tetradic

#496BDA #DA49B4 #DAB849 #49DA70

square

#496BDA #DA49B4 #DAB849 #49DA70

split-complementary

#496BDA #DA7049 #B4DA49

monochromatic

#1C378C #274BBF #496BDA #7C94E4 #AFBEEF

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.77

#496BDA on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.40

#496BDA on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #496BDA

4.77:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##496BDA	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##496BDA	1.00	4.77	4.40	4.77
#FFFFFF	4.77	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.40	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	4.77	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#2879DE

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#006CD8

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#008598

Achromatopsia (no color)

#737373

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #496bda;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(73, 107, 218);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(56.3% 0.174 267.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8b94e6',
    500: '#496bda',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #496bda;
$custom-light: #8b94e6;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#496bda",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 73,
    "g": 107,
    "b": 218
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 225.931,
    "s": 66.21,
    "l": 57.059
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.56253,
    "c": 0.1741,
    "h": 267.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.16994
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#496BDA

secondary

#DDCFA2

accent

#C13FE9

background

#F9F9FE

surface

#F1F1FC

border

#CBCBD5

text

#0D0D16

muted

#7E7E84

Preview Lab

Preview with #496BDA

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

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