#496CD0#496CD0

#496CD0 is a mid, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.167; OKLCH L 55.8% C 0.159 H 266.7°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 4.84:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#496CD0
RGB	rgb(73, 108, 208)
HSL	hsl(224, 59%, 55%)
HSV	hsv(224, 65%, 82%)
CMYK	cmyk(64.9%, 48.1%, 0%, 18.4%)
CIE-LAB	lab(47.87, 19.54, -55.52)
CIE-LCH	lch(47.87, 58.86, 289.39°)
OKLab	oklab(55.76% -0.0091 -0.159)
OKLCH	oklch(55.76% 0.159 266.7)
XYZ	xyz(19.4915, 16.6939, 61.8573)
Luminance	0.1670 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#496CD0 #D0AD49

analogous

#49B0D0 #496CD0 #6949D0

triadic

#496CD0 #D0496C #6CD049

tetradic

#496CD0 #D049B0 #D0AD49 #49D069

square

#496CD0 #D049B0 #D0AD49 #49D069

split-complementary

#496CD0 #D06949 #B0D049

monochromatic

#21397E #2D4FAF #496CD0 #7A93DD #AABBE9

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.84

#496CD0 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.34

#496CD0 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #496CD0

4.84:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##496CD0	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##496CD0	1.00	4.84	4.34	4.84
#FFFFFF	4.84	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.34	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	4.84	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#3778D4

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#196CCE

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#008394

Achromatopsia (no color)

#727272

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #496cd0;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(73, 108, 208);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(55.8% 0.159 266.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8995df',
    500: '#496cd0',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #496cd0;
$custom-light: #8995df;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#496cd0",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 73,
    "g": 108,
    "b": 208
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 224.444,
    "s": 58.952,
    "l": 55.098
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.55759,
    "c": 0.15925,
    "h": 266.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.16696
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#496CD0

secondary

#D7C89E

accent

#BA46E2

background

#F9F9FD

surface

#F1F1FB

border

#CBCBD4

text

#0D0D15

muted

#7E7E83

Preview Lab

Preview with #496CD0

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

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