#496CCF#496CCF

#496CCF is a mid, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.166; OKLCH L 55.7% C 0.158 H 266.6°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 4.85:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#496CCF
RGB	rgb(73, 108, 207)
HSL	hsl(224, 58%, 55%)
HSV	hsv(224, 65%, 81%)
CMYK	cmyk(64.7%, 47.8%, 0%, 18.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(47.81, 19.19, -55.05)
CIE-LCH	lch(47.81, 58.30, 289.22°)
OKLab	oklab(55.69% -0.0092 -0.1576)
OKLCH	oklch(55.69% 0.158 266.6)
XYZ	xyz(19.3688, 16.6448, 61.2114)
Luminance	0.1665 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#496CCF #CFAC49

analogous

#49AFCF #496CCF #6949CF

triadic

#496CCF #CF496C #6CCF49

tetradic

#496CCF #CF49AF #CFAC49 #49CF69

square

#496CCF #CF49AF #CFAC49 #49CF69

split-complementary

#496CCF #CF6949 #AFCF49

monochromatic

#21397D #2E4FAD #496CCF #7993DC #AABAE9

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.85

#496CCF on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.33

#496CCF on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #496CCF

4.85:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##496CCF	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##496CCF	1.00	4.85	4.33	4.85
#FFFFFF	4.85	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.33	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	4.85	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#3878D3

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#1C6CCD

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#008393

Achromatopsia (no color)

#717171

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #496ccf;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(73, 108, 207);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(55.7% 0.158 266.6);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8995de',
    500: '#496ccf',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #496ccf;
$custom-light: #8995de;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#496ccf",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 73,
    "g": 108,
    "b": 207
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 224.328,
    "s": 58.261,
    "l": 54.902
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.55692,
    "c": 0.15788,
    "h": 266.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.16647
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#496CCF

secondary

#D6C79E

accent

#B946E1

background

#F9F9FD

surface

#F1F1FB

border

#CBCBD4

text

#0D0D15

muted

#7E7E83

Preview Lab

Preview with #496CCF

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

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