#496DC7#496DC7

#496DC7 is a mid, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.165; OKLCH L 55.4% C 0.146 H 265.5°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 4.89:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#496DC7
RGB	rgb(73, 109, 199)
HSL	hsl(223, 53%, 53%)
HSV	hsv(223, 63%, 78%)
CMYK	cmyk(63.3%, 45.2%, 0%, 22%)
CIE-LAB	lab(47.59, 15.77, -50.81)
CIE-LCH	lch(47.59, 53.21, 287.25°)
OKLab	oklab(55.37% -0.0114 -0.1451)
OKLCH	oklch(55.37% 0.146 265.5)
XYZ	xyz(18.5215, 16.4756, 56.2258)
Luminance	0.1648 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#496DC7 #C7A349

analogous

#49ACC7 #496DC7 #6449C7

triadic

#496DC7 #C7496D #6DC749

tetradic

#496DC7 #C749AC #C7A349 #49C764

square

#496DC7 #C749AC #C7A349 #49C764

split-complementary

#496DC7 #C76449 #ACC749

monochromatic

#233A72 #3251A1 #496DC7 #7893D5 #A7B8E4

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.89

#496DC7 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.30

#496DC7 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #496DC7

4.89:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##496DC7	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##496DC7	1.00	4.89	4.30	4.89
#FFFFFF	4.89	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.30	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	4.89	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#4277CA

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#2D6CC5

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#008290

Achromatopsia (no color)

#717171

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #496dc7;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(73, 109, 199);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(55.4% 0.146 265.5);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8896d8',
    500: '#496dc7',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #496dc7;
$custom-light: #8896d8;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#496dc7",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 73,
    "g": 109,
    "b": 199
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 222.857,
    "s": 52.941,
    "l": 53.333
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.55368,
    "c": 0.14559,
    "h": 265.5
  },
  "luminance": 0.16477
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#496DC7

secondary

#D1C29B

accent

#B34BDC

background

#F8F9FD

surface

#F0F1FA

border

#CBCBD3

text

#0C0D14

muted

#7D7E83

Preview Lab

Preview with #496DC7

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

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