#496BE7#496BE7

#496BE7 is a mid, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.177; OKLCH L 57.2% C 0.191 H 268.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 4.63:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#496BE7
RGB	rgb(73, 107, 231)
HSL	hsl(227, 77%, 60%)
HSV	hsv(227, 68%, 91%)
CMYK	cmyk(68.4%, 53.7%, 0%, 9.4%)
CIE-LAB	lab(49.13, 28.23, -66.52)
CIE-LCH	lch(49.13, 72.27, 292.99°)
OKLab	oklab(57.2% -0.006 -0.1914)
OKLCH	oklch(57.2% 0.191 268.2)
XYZ	xyz(22.4242, 17.6992, 77.8203)
Luminance	0.1770 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#496BE7 #E7C549

analogous

#49BAE7 #496BE7 #7649E7

triadic

#496BE7 #E7496B #6BE749

tetradic

#496BE7 #E749BA #E7C549 #49E776

square

#496BE7 #E749BA #E7C549 #49E776

split-complementary

#496BE7 #E77649 #BAE749

monochromatic

#1533A0 #1C44D7 #496BE7 #7F97EE #B5C3F5

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.63

#496BE7 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.54

#496BE7 on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #496BE7

4.63:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##496BE7	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##496BE7	1.00	4.63	4.54	4.63
#FFFFFF	4.63	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.54	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	4.63	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#047CEB

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#006EE5

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#00899F

Achromatopsia (no color)

#757575

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #496be7;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(73, 107, 231);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(57.2% 0.191 268.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8d94ef',
    500: '#496be7',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #496be7;
$custom-light: #8d94ef;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#496be7",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 73,
    "g": 107,
    "b": 231
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 227.089,
    "s": 76.699,
    "l": 59.608
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.57197,
    "c": 0.19148,
    "h": 268.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.17701
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#496BE7

secondary

#E5D7A7

accent

#CA35F3

background

#F9F9FE

surface

#F2F1FD

border

#CCCBD5

text

#0E0D17

muted

#7E7E85

Preview Lab

Preview with #496BE7

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

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