#496DCA#496DCA

#496DCA is a mid, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.166; OKLCH L 55.6% C 0.150 H 265.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 4.86:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#496DCA
RGB	rgb(73, 109, 202)
HSL	hsl(223, 55%, 54%)
HSV	hsv(223, 64%, 79%)
CMYK	cmyk(63.9%, 46%, 0%, 20.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(47.77, 16.82, -52.25)
CIE-LCH	lch(47.77, 54.89, 287.84°)
OKLab	oklab(55.57% -0.0109 -0.1493)
OKLCH	oklch(55.57% 0.15 265.8)
XYZ	xyz(18.8733, 16.6163, 58.0783)
Luminance	0.1662 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#496DCA #CAA649

analogous

#49AECA #496DCA #6649CA

triadic

#496DCA #CA496D #6DCA49

tetradic

#496DCA #CA49AE #CAA649 #49CA66

square

#496DCA #CA49AE #CAA649 #49CA66

split-complementary

#496DCA #CA6649 #AECA49

monochromatic

#223A76 #3051A6 #496DCA #7893D8 #A8B9E6

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.86

#496DCA on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.32

#496DCA on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #496DCA

4.86:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##496DCA	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##496DCA	1.00	4.86	4.32	4.86
#FFFFFF	4.86	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.32	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	4.86	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#3F78CD

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#286CC8

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#008292

Achromatopsia (no color)

#717171

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #496dca;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(73, 109, 202);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(55.6% 0.150 265.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8896db',
    500: '#496dca',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #496dca;
$custom-light: #8896db;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#496dca",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 73,
    "g": 109,
    "b": 202
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 223.256,
    "s": 54.894,
    "l": 53.922
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.55565,
    "c": 0.14975,
    "h": 265.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.16618
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#496DCA

secondary

#D3C49C

accent

#B54ADE

background

#F8F9FD

surface

#F0F1FB

border

#CBCBD4

text

#0C0D15

muted

#7D7E83

Preview Lab

Preview with #496DCA

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

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