#496DC1#496DC1

#496DC1 is a mid, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.162; OKLCH L 55.0% C 0.137 H 264.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 4.95:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#496DC1
RGB	rgb(73, 109, 193)
HSL	hsl(222, 49%, 52%)
HSV	hsv(222, 62%, 76%)
CMYK	cmyk(62.2%, 43.5%, 0%, 24.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(47.24, 13.69, -47.93)
CIE-LCH	lch(47.24, 49.84, 285.94°)
OKLab	oklab(54.98% -0.0124 -0.1367)
OKLCH	oklch(54.98% 0.137 264.8)
XYZ	xyz(17.8386, 16.2024, 52.6290)
Luminance	0.1620 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

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Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#496DC1 #C19D49

analogous

#49A9C1 #496DC1 #6149C1

triadic

#496DC1 #C1496D #6DC149

tetradic

#496DC1 #C149A9 #C19D49 #49C161

square

#496DC1 #C149A9 #C19D49 #49C161

split-complementary

#496DC1 #C16149 #A9C149

monochromatic

#243A6B #345299 #496DC1 #7792D1 #A4B6E0

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.95

#496DC1 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.24

#496DC1 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #496DC1

4.95:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##496DC1	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##496DC1	1.00	4.95	4.24	4.95
#FFFFFF	4.95	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.24	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	4.95	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#4676C4

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#346BBF

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#00808D

Achromatopsia (no color)

#707070

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #496dc1;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(73, 109, 193);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(55.0% 0.137 264.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8796d4',
    500: '#496dc1',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #496dc1;
$custom-light: #8796d4;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#496dc1",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 73,
    "g": 109,
    "b": 193
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 222,
    "s": 49.18,
    "l": 52.157
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.54983,
    "c": 0.13722,
    "h": 264.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.16204
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#496DC1

secondary

#CDBD99

accent

#AF4FD9

background

#F8F9FD

surface

#F0F1FA

border

#CBCBD3

text

#0C0D14

muted

#7D7E83

Preview Lab

Preview with #496DC1

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

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