#496CC0#496CC0

#496CC0 is a mid, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.159; OKLCH L 54.7% C 0.137 H 265.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.01:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#496CC0
RGB	rgb(73, 108, 192)
HSL	hsl(222, 49%, 52%)
HSV	hsv(222, 62%, 75%)
CMYK	cmyk(62%, 43.7%, 0%, 24.7%)
CIE-LAB	lab(46.90, 13.97, -47.88)
CIE-LCH	lch(46.90, 49.88, 286.26°)
OKLab	oklab(54.71% -0.0116 -0.1365)
OKLCH	oklch(54.71% 0.137 265.2)
XYZ	xyz(17.6214, 15.9458, 52.0082)
Luminance	0.1595 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#496CC0 #C09D49

analogous

#49A7C0 #496CC0 #6249C0

triadic

#496CC0 #C0496C #6CC049

tetradic

#496CC0 #C049A7 #C09D49 #49C062

square

#496CC0 #C049A7 #C09D49 #49C062

split-complementary

#496CC0 #C06249 #A7C049

monochromatic

#25396A #345297 #496CC0 #7691D0 #A4B5DF

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.01

#496CC0 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.19

#496CC0 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #496CC0

5.01:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##496CC0	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##496CC0	1.00	5.01	4.19	5.01
#FFFFFF	5.01	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.19	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.01	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#4575C3

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#336ABE

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#007F8C

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6F6F6F

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #496cc0;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(73, 108, 192);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(54.7% 0.137 265.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8695d3',
    500: '#496cc0',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #496cc0;
$custom-light: #8695d3;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#496cc0",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 73,
    "g": 108,
    "b": 192
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 222.353,
    "s": 48.571,
    "l": 51.961
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.54706,
    "c": 0.13704,
    "h": 265.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.15947
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#496CC0

secondary

#CCBD98

accent

#B050D8

background

#F8F9FD

surface

#F0F1FA

border

#CBCBD3

text

#0C0D14

muted

#7D7E83

Preview Lab

Preview with #496CC0

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

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