#496CD5#496CD5

#496CD5 is a mid, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.169; OKLCH L 56.1% C 0.166 H 267.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 4.78:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#496CD5
RGB	rgb(73, 108, 213)
HSL	hsl(225, 63%, 56%)
HSV	hsv(225, 66%, 84%)
CMYK	cmyk(65.7%, 49.3%, 0%, 16.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(48.19, 21.29, -57.86)
CIE-LCH	lch(48.19, 61.65, 290.20°)
OKLab	oklab(56.1% -0.0085 -0.1659)
OKLCH	oklch(56.1% 0.166 267.1)
XYZ	xyz(20.1163, 16.9438, 65.1482)
Luminance	0.1695 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

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Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#496CD5 #D5B249

analogous

#49B2D5 #496CD5 #6C49D5

triadic

#496CD5 #D5496C #6CD549

tetradic

#496CD5 #D549B2 #D5B249 #49D56C

square

#496CD5 #D549B2 #D5B249 #49D56C

split-complementary

#496CD5 #D56C49 #B2D549

monochromatic

#1F3885 #2A4DB7 #496CD5 #7B94E0 #ACBCEC

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.78

#496CD5 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.39

#496CD5 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #496CD5

4.78:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##496CD5	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##496CD5	1.00	4.78	4.39	4.78
#FFFFFF	4.78	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.39	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	4.78	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#3279D9

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#066CD3

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#008496

Achromatopsia (no color)

#727272

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #496cd5;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(73, 108, 213);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(56.1% 0.166 267.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8a95e3',
    500: '#496cd5',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #496cd5;
$custom-light: #8a95e3;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#496cd5",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 73,
    "g": 108,
    "b": 213
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 225,
    "s": 62.5,
    "l": 56.078
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.56103,
    "c": 0.16609,
    "h": 267.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.16946
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#496CD5

secondary

#DACBA0

accent

#BD42E6

background

#F9F9FD

surface

#F1F1FB

border

#CBCBD4

text

#0D0D15

muted

#7E7E83

Preview Lab

Preview with #496CD5

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

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