#496DC5#496DC5

#496DC5 is a mid, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.164; OKLCH L 55.2% C 0.143 H 265.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 4.91:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#496DC5
RGB	rgb(73, 109, 197)
HSL	hsl(223, 52%, 53%)
HSV	hsv(223, 63%, 77%)
CMYK	cmyk(62.9%, 44.7%, 0%, 22.7%)
CIE-LAB	lab(47.47, 15.08, -49.85)
CIE-LCH	lch(47.47, 52.08, 286.83°)
OKLab	oklab(55.24% -0.0117 -0.1423)
OKLCH	oklch(55.24% 0.143 265.3)
XYZ	xyz(18.2909, 16.3833, 55.0109)
Luminance	0.1638 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#496DC5 #C5A149

analogous

#49ABC5 #496DC5 #6349C5

triadic

#496DC5 #C5496D #6DC549

tetradic

#496DC5 #C549AB #C5A149 #49C563

square

#496DC5 #C549AB #C5A149 #49C563

split-complementary

#496DC5 #C56349 #ABC549

monochromatic

#243A70 #32529E #496DC5 #7792D4 #A6B7E3

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.91

#496DC5 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.28

#496DC5 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #496DC5

4.91:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##496DC5	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##496DC5	1.00	4.91	4.28	4.91
#FFFFFF	4.91	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.28	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	4.91	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#4377C8

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#2F6BC3

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#00818F

Achromatopsia (no color)

#717171

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #496dc5;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(73, 109, 197);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(55.2% 0.143 265.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8796d7',
    500: '#496dc5',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #496dc5;
$custom-light: #8796d7;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#496dc5",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 73,
    "g": 109,
    "b": 197
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 222.581,
    "s": 51.667,
    "l": 52.941
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.55239,
    "c": 0.1428,
    "h": 265.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.16385
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#496DC5

secondary

#D0C09A

accent

#B24DDB

background

#F8F9FD

surface

#F0F1FA

border

#CBCBD3

text

#0C0D14

muted

#7D7E83

Preview Lab

Preview with #496DC5

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

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