#496DC4#496DC4

#496DC4 is a mid, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.163; OKLCH L 55.2% C 0.141 H 265.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 4.92:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#496DC4
RGB	rgb(73, 109, 196)
HSL	hsl(222, 51%, 53%)
HSV	hsv(222, 63%, 77%)
CMYK	cmyk(62.8%, 44.4%, 0%, 23.1%)
CIE-LAB	lab(47.41, 14.73, -49.37)
CIE-LCH	lch(47.41, 51.52, 286.61°)
OKLab	oklab(55.17% -0.0119 -0.1409)
OKLCH	oklch(55.17% 0.141 265.2)
XYZ	xyz(18.1767, 16.3376, 54.4094)
Luminance	0.1634 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

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Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#496DC4 #C4A049

analogous

#49AAC4 #496DC4 #6249C4

triadic

#496DC4 #C4496D #6DC449

tetradic

#496DC4 #C449AA #C4A049 #49C462

square

#496DC4 #C449AA #C4A049 #49C462

split-complementary

#496DC4 #C46249 #AAC449

monochromatic

#243A6F #33529D #496DC4 #7792D3 #A5B7E2

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.92

#496DC4 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.27

#496DC4 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #496DC4

4.92:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##496DC4	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##496DC4	1.00	4.92	4.27	4.92
#FFFFFF	4.92	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.27	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	4.92	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#4476C7

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#316BC2

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#00818F

Achromatopsia (no color)

#707070

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #496dc4;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(73, 109, 196);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(55.2% 0.141 265.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8796d6',
    500: '#496dc4',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #496dc4;
$custom-light: #8796d6;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#496dc4",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 73,
    "g": 109,
    "b": 196
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 222.439,
    "s": 51.037,
    "l": 52.745
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.55174,
    "c": 0.14141,
    "h": 265.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.16339
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#496DC4

secondary

#CFBF9A

accent

#B14DDB

background

#F8F9FD

surface

#F0F1FA

border

#CBCBD3

text

#0C0D14

muted

#7D7E83

Preview Lab

Preview with #496DC4

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

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