#496CCD#496CCD

#496CCD is a mid, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.165; OKLCH L 55.6% C 0.155 H 266.5°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 4.87:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#496CCD
RGB	rgb(73, 108, 205)
HSL	hsl(224, 57%, 55%)
HSV	hsv(224, 64%, 80%)
CMYK	cmyk(64.4%, 47.3%, 0%, 19.6%)
CIE-LAB	lab(47.68, 18.49, -54.10)
CIE-LCH	lch(47.68, 57.18, 288.87°)
OKLab	oklab(55.56% -0.0095 -0.1548)
OKLCH	oklch(55.56% 0.155 266.5)
XYZ	xyz(19.1259, 16.5476, 59.9319)
Luminance	0.1655 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#496CCD #CDAA49

analogous

#49AECD #496CCD #6849CD

triadic

#496CCD #CD496C #6CCD49

tetradic

#496CCD #CD49AE #CDAA49 #49CD68

square

#496CCD #CD49AE #CDAA49 #49CD68

split-complementary

#496CCD #CD6849 #AECD49

monochromatic

#22397A #2F4FAA #496CCD #7993DA #A9BAE7

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.87

#496CCD on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.31

#496CCD on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #496CCD

4.87:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##496CCD	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##496CCD	1.00	4.87	4.31	4.87
#FFFFFF	4.87	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.31	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	4.87	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#3A77D1

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#206BCB

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#008292

Achromatopsia (no color)

#717171

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #496ccd;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(73, 108, 205);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(55.6% 0.155 266.5);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8995dd',
    500: '#496ccd',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #496ccd;
$custom-light: #8995dd;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#496ccd",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 73,
    "g": 108,
    "b": 205
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 224.091,
    "s": 56.897,
    "l": 54.51
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.55557,
    "c": 0.15512,
    "h": 266.5
  },
  "luminance": 0.16549
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#496CCD

secondary

#D5C69D

accent

#B848E0

background

#F8F9FD

surface

#F0F1FB

border

#CBCBD4

text

#0D0D15

muted

#7D7E83

Preview Lab

Preview with #496CCD

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

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