#496DC2#496DC2

#496DC2 is a mid, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.162; OKLCH L 55.0% C 0.139 H 264.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 4.94:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#496DC2
RGB	rgb(73, 109, 194)
HSL	hsl(222, 50%, 52%)
HSV	hsv(222, 62%, 76%)
CMYK	cmyk(62.4%, 43.8%, 0%, 23.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(47.30, 14.04, -48.41)
CIE-LCH	lch(47.30, 50.40, 286.17°)
OKLab	oklab(55.05% -0.0122 -0.1381)
OKLCH	oklch(55.05% 0.139 264.9)
XYZ	xyz(17.9505, 16.2472, 53.2185)
Luminance	0.1625 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

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Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#496DC2 #C29E49

analogous

#49A9C2 #496DC2 #6249C2

triadic

#496DC2 #C2496D #6DC249

tetradic

#496DC2 #C249A9 #C29E49 #49C262

square

#496DC2 #C249A9 #C29E49 #49C262

split-complementary

#496DC2 #C26249 #A9C249

monochromatic

#243A6C #34529A #496DC2 #7792D1 #A5B7E1

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.94

#496DC2 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.25

#496DC2 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #496DC2

4.94:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##496DC2	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##496DC2	1.00	4.94	4.25	4.94
#FFFFFF	4.94	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.25	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	4.94	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#4676C5

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#336BC0

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#00808E

Achromatopsia (no color)

#707070

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #496dc2;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(73, 109, 194);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(55.0% 0.139 264.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8796d5',
    500: '#496dc2',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #496dc2;
$custom-light: #8796d5;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#496dc2",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 73,
    "g": 109,
    "b": 194
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 222.149,
    "s": 49.794,
    "l": 52.353
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.55046,
    "c": 0.13862,
    "h": 264.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.16249
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#496DC2

secondary

#CEBE99

accent

#B04ED9

background

#F8F9FD

surface

#F0F1FA

border

#CBCBD3

text

#0C0D14

muted

#7D7E83

Preview Lab

Preview with #496DC2

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

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