#496BE8#496BE8

#496BE8 is a mid, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.178; OKLCH L 57.3% C 0.193 H 268.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 4.61:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#496BE8
RGB	rgb(73, 107, 232)
HSL	hsl(227, 78%, 60%)
HSV	hsv(227, 69%, 91%)
CMYK	cmyk(68.5%, 53.9%, 0%, 9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(49.20, 28.58, -66.97)
CIE-LCH	lch(49.20, 72.82, 293.11°)
OKLab	oklab(57.27% -0.006 -0.1927)
OKLCH	oklch(57.27% 0.193 268.2)
XYZ	xyz(22.5658, 17.7558, 78.5663)
Luminance	0.1776 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#496BE8 #E8C649

analogous

#49BAE8 #496BE8 #7749E8

triadic

#496BE8 #E8496B #6BE849

tetradic

#496BE8 #E849BA #E8C649 #49E877

square

#496BE8 #E849BA #E8C649 #49E877

split-complementary

#496BE8 #E87749 #BAE849

monochromatic

#1433A2 #1B44D8 #496BE8 #7F97EF #B6C3F6

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.61

#496BE8 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.55

#496BE8 on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #496BE8

4.61:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##496BE8	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##496BE8	1.00	4.61	4.55	4.61
#FFFFFF	4.61	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.55	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	4.61	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#007CEC

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#006EE5

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#00899F

Achromatopsia (no color)

#757575

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #496be8;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(73, 107, 232);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(57.3% 0.193 268.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8e94f0',
    500: '#496be8',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #496be8;
$custom-light: #8e94f0;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#496be8",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 73,
    "g": 107,
    "b": 232
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 227.17,
    "s": 77.561,
    "l": 59.804
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.57271,
    "c": 0.1928,
    "h": 268.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.17758
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#496BE8

secondary

#E5D8A8

accent

#CB34F4

background

#F9F9FE

surface

#F2F1FD

border

#CCCBD5

text

#0E0D17

muted

#7E7E85

Preview Lab

Preview with #496BE8

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

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