#496DC3#496DC3

#496DC3 is a mid, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.163; OKLCH L 55.1% C 0.140 H 265.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 4.93:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#496DC3
RGB	rgb(73, 109, 195)
HSL	hsl(222, 50%, 53%)
HSV	hsv(222, 63%, 76%)
CMYK	cmyk(62.6%, 44.1%, 0%, 23.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(47.36, 14.38, -48.89)
CIE-LCH	lch(47.36, 50.96, 286.39°)
OKLab	oklab(55.11% -0.0121 -0.1395)
OKLCH	oklch(55.11% 0.14 265.1)
XYZ	xyz(18.0632, 16.2923, 53.8120)
Luminance	0.1629 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

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Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#496DC3 #C39F49

analogous

#49AAC3 #496DC3 #6249C3

triadic

#496DC3 #C3496D #6DC349

tetradic

#496DC3 #C349AA #C39F49 #49C362

square

#496DC3 #C349AA #C39F49 #49C362

split-complementary

#496DC3 #C36249 #AAC349

monochromatic

#243A6E #33529C #496DC3 #7792D2 #A5B7E1

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.93

#496DC3 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.26

#496DC3 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #496DC3

4.93:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##496DC3	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##496DC3	1.00	4.93	4.26	4.93
#FFFFFF	4.93	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.26	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	4.93	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#4576C6

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#326BC1

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#00808E

Achromatopsia (no color)

#707070

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #496dc3;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(73, 109, 195);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(55.1% 0.140 265.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8796d6',
    500: '#496dc3',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #496dc3;
$custom-light: #8796d6;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#496dc3",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 73,
    "g": 109,
    "b": 195
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 222.295,
    "s": 50.413,
    "l": 52.549
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.5511,
    "c": 0.14001,
    "h": 265.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.16294
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#496DC3

secondary

#CEBF99

accent

#B14EDA

background

#F8F9FD

surface

#F0F1FA

border

#CBCBD3

text

#0C0D14

muted

#7D7E83

Preview Lab

Preview with #496DC3

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

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