#496CC7#496CC7

#496CC7 is a mid, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.163; OKLCH L 55.2% C 0.147 H 265.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 4.94:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#496CC7
RGB	rgb(73, 108, 199)
HSL	hsl(223, 53%, 53%)
HSV	hsv(223, 63%, 78%)
CMYK	cmyk(63.3%, 45.7%, 0%, 22%)
CIE-LAB	lab(47.32, 16.40, -51.25)
CIE-LCH	lch(47.32, 53.81, 287.74°)
OKLab	oklab(55.16% -0.0104 -0.1464)
OKLCH	oklch(55.16% 0.147 265.9)
XYZ	xyz(18.4155, 16.2635, 56.1904)
Luminance	0.1626 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#496CC7 #C7A449

analogous

#49ABC7 #496CC7 #6549C7

triadic

#496CC7 #C7496C #6CC749

tetradic

#496CC7 #C749AB #C7A449 #49C765

square

#496CC7 #C749AB #C7A449 #49C765

split-complementary

#496CC7 #C76549 #ABC749

monochromatic

#233972 #3251A1 #496CC7 #7892D5 #A7B8E4

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.94

#496CC7 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.25

#496CC7 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #496CC7

4.94:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##496CC7	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##496CC7	1.00	4.94	4.25	4.94
#FFFFFF	4.94	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.25	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	4.94	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#4076CA

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#2A6BC5

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#008190

Achromatopsia (no color)

#707070

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #496cc7;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(73, 108, 199);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(55.2% 0.147 265.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8895d8',
    500: '#496cc7',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #496cc7;
$custom-light: #8895d8;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#496cc7",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 73,
    "g": 108,
    "b": 199
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 223.333,
    "s": 52.941,
    "l": 53.333
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.55158,
    "c": 0.14681,
    "h": 265.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.16265
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#496CC7

secondary

#D1C29B

accent

#B44BDC

background

#F8F9FD

surface

#F0F1FA

border

#CBCBD3

text

#0C0D14

muted

#7D7E83

Preview Lab

Preview with #496CC7

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

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