#496DC0#496DC0

#496DC0 is a mid, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.162; OKLCH L 54.9% C 0.136 H 264.7°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 4.96:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#496DC0
RGB	rgb(73, 109, 192)
HSL	hsl(222, 49%, 52%)
HSV	hsv(222, 62%, 75%)
CMYK	cmyk(62%, 43.2%, 0%, 24.7%)
CIE-LAB	lab(47.18, 13.34, -47.44)
CIE-LCH	lch(47.18, 49.28, 285.71°)
OKLab	oklab(54.92% -0.0126 -0.1352)
OKLCH	oklch(54.92% 0.136 264.7)
XYZ	xyz(17.7274, 16.1580, 52.0435)
Luminance	0.1616 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

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Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#496DC0 #C09C49

analogous

#49A8C0 #496DC0 #6149C0

triadic

#496DC0 #C0496D #6DC049

tetradic

#496DC0 #C049A8 #C09C49 #49C061

square

#496DC0 #C049A8 #C09C49 #49C061

split-complementary

#496DC0 #C06149 #A8C049

monochromatic

#253A6A #345297 #496DC0 #7691D0 #A4B6DF

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.96

#496DC0 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.23

#496DC0 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #496DC0

4.96:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##496DC0	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##496DC0	1.00	4.96	4.23	4.96
#FFFFFF	4.96	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.23	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	4.96	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#4776C3

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#356BBE

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#00808D

Achromatopsia (no color)

#707070

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #496dc0;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(73, 109, 192);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(54.9% 0.136 264.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8696d3',
    500: '#496dc0',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #496dc0;
$custom-light: #8696d3;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#496dc0",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 73,
    "g": 109,
    "b": 192
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 221.849,
    "s": 48.571,
    "l": 51.961
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.54919,
    "c": 0.13582,
    "h": 264.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.1616
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#496DC0

secondary

#CCBD98

accent

#AF50D8

background

#F8F9FD

surface

#F0F1FA

border

#CBCBD3

text

#0C0D14

muted

#7D7E83

Preview Lab

Preview with #496DC0

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

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