#496CD6#496CD6

#496CD6 is a mid, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.170; OKLCH L 56.2% C 0.167 H 267.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 4.77:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#496CD6
RGB	rgb(73, 108, 214)
HSL	hsl(225, 63%, 56%)
HSV	hsv(225, 66%, 84%)
CMYK	cmyk(65.9%, 49.5%, 0%, 16.1%)
CIE-LAB	lab(48.25, 21.64, -58.32)
CIE-LCH	lch(48.25, 62.21, 290.36°)
OKLab	oklab(56.17% -0.0084 -0.1672)
OKLCH	oklch(56.17% 0.167 267.1)
XYZ	xyz(20.2436, 16.9947, 65.8188)
Luminance	0.1700 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#496CD6 #D6B349

analogous

#49B3D6 #496CD6 #6D49D6

triadic

#496CD6 #D6496C #6CD649

tetradic

#496CD6 #D649B3 #D6B349 #49D66D

square

#496CD6 #D649B3 #D6B349 #49D66D

split-complementary

#496CD6 #D66D49 #B3D649

monochromatic

#1E3886 #2A4DB8 #496CD6 #7B94E1 #ADBDED

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.77

#496CD6 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.40

#496CD6 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #496CD6

4.77:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##496CD6	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##496CD6	1.00	4.77	4.40	4.77
#FFFFFF	4.77	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.40	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	4.77	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#3179DA

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#016CD4

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#008597

Achromatopsia (no color)

#737373

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #496cd6;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(73, 108, 214);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(56.2% 0.167 267.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8a95e3',
    500: '#496cd6',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #496cd6;
$custom-light: #8a95e3;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#496cd6",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 73,
    "g": 108,
    "b": 214
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 225.106,
    "s": 63.229,
    "l": 56.275
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.56172,
    "c": 0.16745,
    "h": 267.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.16997
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#496CD6

secondary

#DACCA0

accent

#BD42E6

background

#F9F9FE

surface

#F1F1FC

border

#CBCBD5

text

#0D0D15

muted

#7E7E84

Preview Lab

Preview with #496CD6

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

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