#496CCB#496CCB

#496CCB is a mid, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.165; OKLCH L 55.4% C 0.152 H 266.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 4.89:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#496CCB
RGB	rgb(73, 108, 203)
HSL	hsl(224, 56%, 54%)
HSV	hsv(224, 64%, 80%)
CMYK	cmyk(64%, 46.8%, 0%, 20.4%)
CIE-LAB	lab(47.56, 17.80, -53.16)
CIE-LCH	lch(47.56, 56.06, 288.51°)
OKLab	oklab(55.42% -0.0098 -0.152)
OKLCH	oklch(55.42% 0.152 266.3)
XYZ	xyz(18.8860, 16.4517, 58.6685)
Luminance	0.1645 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#496CCB #CBA849

analogous

#49ADCB #496CCB #6749CB

triadic

#496CCB #CB496C #6CCB49

tetradic

#496CCB #CB49AD #CBA849 #49CB67

square

#496CCB #CB49AD #CBA849 #49CB67

split-complementary

#496CCB #CB6749 #ADCB49

monochromatic

#223977 #3050A7 #496CCB #7992D9 #A8B9E6

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.89

#496CCB on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.29

#496CCB on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #496CCB

4.89:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##496CCB	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##496CCB	1.00	4.89	4.29	4.89
#FFFFFF	4.89	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.29	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	4.89	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#3C77CF

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#246BC9

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#008292

Achromatopsia (no color)

#717171

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #496ccb;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(73, 108, 203);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(55.4% 0.152 266.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8895db',
    500: '#496ccb',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #496ccb;
$custom-light: #8895db;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#496ccb",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 73,
    "g": 108,
    "b": 203
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 223.846,
    "s": 55.556,
    "l": 54.118
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.55423,
    "c": 0.15236,
    "h": 266.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.16453
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#496CCB

secondary

#D4C59C

accent

#B749DF

background

#F8F9FD

surface

#F0F1FB

border

#CBCBD4

text

#0D0D15

muted

#7D7E83

Preview Lab

Preview with #496CCB

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

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