#496CCC#496CCC

#496CCC is a mid, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.165; OKLCH L 55.5% C 0.154 H 266.4°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 4.88:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#496CCC
RGB	rgb(73, 108, 204)
HSL	hsl(224, 56%, 54%)
HSV	hsv(224, 64%, 80%)
CMYK	cmyk(64.2%, 47.1%, 0%, 20%)
CIE-LAB	lab(47.62, 18.14, -53.63)
CIE-LCH	lch(47.62, 56.62, 288.69°)
OKLab	oklab(55.49% -0.0096 -0.1534)
OKLCH	oklch(55.49% 0.154 266.4)
XYZ	xyz(19.0055, 16.4995, 59.2982)
Luminance	0.1650 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

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Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#496CCC #CCA949

analogous

#49AECC #496CCC #6849CC

triadic

#496CCC #CC496C #6CCC49

tetradic

#496CCC #CC49AE #CCA949 #49CC68

square

#496CCC #CC49AE #CCA949 #49CC68

split-complementary

#496CCC #CC6849 #AECC49

monochromatic

#223979 #2F50A9 #496CCC #7993D9 #A9B9E7

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.88

#496CCC on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.30

#496CCC on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #496CCC

4.88:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##496CCC	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##496CCC	1.00	4.88	4.30	4.88
#FFFFFF	4.88	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.30	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	4.88	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#3B77D0

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#226BCA

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#008292

Achromatopsia (no color)

#717171

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #496ccc;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(73, 108, 204);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(55.5% 0.154 266.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8895dc',
    500: '#496ccc',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #496ccc;
$custom-light: #8895dc;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#496ccc",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 73,
    "g": 108,
    "b": 204
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 223.969,
    "s": 56.223,
    "l": 54.314
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.5549,
    "c": 0.15374,
    "h": 266.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.16501
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#496CCC

secondary

#D4C59D

accent

#B748E0

background

#F8F9FD

surface

#F0F1FB

border

#CBCBD4

text

#0D0D15

muted

#7D7E83

Preview Lab

Preview with #496CCC

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

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