#496BE2#496BE2

#496BE2 is a mid, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.174; OKLCH L 56.8% C 0.185 H 268.0°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 4.68:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#496BE2
RGB	rgb(73, 107, 226)
HSL	hsl(227, 73%, 59%)
HSV	hsv(227, 68%, 89%)
CMYK	cmyk(67.7%, 52.7%, 0%, 11.4%)
CIE-LAB	lab(48.79, 26.48, -64.26)
CIE-LCH	lch(48.79, 69.50, 292.39°)
OKLab	oklab(56.83% -0.0064 -0.1847)
OKLCH	oklch(56.83% 0.185 268)
XYZ	xyz(21.7281, 17.4207, 74.1542)
Luminance	0.1742 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#496BE2 #E2C049

analogous

#49B7E2 #496BE2 #7349E2

triadic

#496BE2 #E2496B #6BE249

tetradic

#496BE2 #E249B7 #E2C049 #49E273

square

#496BE2 #E249B7 #E2C049 #49E273

split-complementary

#496BE2 #E27349 #B7E249

monochromatic

#183598 #2147CD #496BE2 #7E96EA #B3C1F3

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.68

#496BE2 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.48

#496BE2 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #496BE2

4.68:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##496BE2	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##496BE2	1.00	4.68	4.48	4.68
#FFFFFF	4.68	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.48	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	4.68	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#187BE6

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#006DE0

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#00879C

Achromatopsia (no color)

#747474

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #496be2;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(73, 107, 226);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(56.8% 0.185 268.0);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8d94ec',
    500: '#496be2',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #496be2;
$custom-light: #8d94ec;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#496be2",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 73,
    "g": 107,
    "b": 226
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 226.667,
    "s": 72.512,
    "l": 58.627
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.56829,
    "c": 0.18484,
    "h": 268
  },
  "luminance": 0.17423
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#496BE2

secondary

#E2D4A5

accent

#C739EF

background

#F9F9FE

surface

#F2F1FD

border

#CCCBD5

text

#0D0D16

muted

#7E7E84

Preview Lab

Preview with #496BE2

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

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