#496CDB#496CDB

#496CDB is a mid, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.173; OKLCH L 56.5% C 0.174 H 267.4°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 4.72:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#496CDB
RGB	rgb(73, 108, 219)
HSL	hsl(226, 67%, 57%)
HSV	hsv(226, 67%, 86%)
CMYK	cmyk(66.7%, 50.7%, 0%, 14.1%)
CIE-LAB	lab(48.58, 23.40, -60.64)
CIE-LCH	lch(48.58, 65.00, 291.10°)
OKLab	oklab(56.52% -0.0078 -0.174)
OKLCH	oklch(56.52% 0.174 267.4)
XYZ	xyz(20.8920, 17.2541, 69.2335)
Luminance	0.1726 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#496CDB #DBB849

analogous

#49B5DB #496CDB #6F49DB

triadic

#496CDB #DB496C #6CDB49

tetradic

#496CDB #DB49B5 #DBB849 #49DB6F

square

#496CDB #DB49B5 #DBB849 #49DB6F

split-complementary

#496CDB #DB6F49 #B5DB49

monochromatic

#1C378E #264BC1 #496CDB #7C95E5 #AFBFEF

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.72

#496CDB on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.45

#496CDB on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #496CDB

4.72:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##496CDB	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##496CDB	1.00	4.72	4.45	4.72
#FFFFFF	4.72	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.45	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	4.72	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#2A7ADF

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#006DD9

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#008699

Achromatopsia (no color)

#737373

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #496cdb;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(73, 108, 219);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(56.5% 0.174 267.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8b95e7',
    500: '#496cdb',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #496cdb;
$custom-light: #8b95e7;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#496cdb",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 73,
    "g": 108,
    "b": 219
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 225.616,
    "s": 66.972,
    "l": 57.255
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.56523,
    "c": 0.17423,
    "h": 267.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.17256
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#496CDB

secondary

#DDCFA2

accent

#C13EEA

background

#F9F9FE

surface

#F1F1FC

border

#CBCBD5

text

#0D0D16

muted

#7E7E84

Preview Lab

Preview with #496CDB

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

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