#496DCC#496DCC

#496DCC is a mid, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.167; OKLCH L 55.7% C 0.153 H 266.0°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 4.84:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#496DCC
RGB	rgb(73, 109, 204)
HSL	hsl(224, 56%, 54%)
HSV	hsv(224, 64%, 80%)
CMYK	cmyk(64.2%, 46.6%, 0%, 20%)
CIE-LAB	lab(47.89, 17.52, -53.20)
CIE-LCH	lch(47.89, 56.01, 288.23°)
OKLab	oklab(55.7% -0.0106 -0.1521)
OKLCH	oklch(55.7% 0.153 266)
XYZ	xyz(19.1116, 16.7116, 59.3335)
Luminance	0.1671 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#496DCC #CCA849

analogous

#49AFCC #496DCC #6749CC

triadic

#496DCC #CC496D #6DCC49

tetradic

#496DCC #CC49AF #CCA849 #49CC67

square

#496DCC #CC49AF #CCA849 #49CC67

split-complementary

#496DCC #CC6749 #AFCC49

monochromatic

#223A79 #2F51A9 #496DCC #7993D9 #A9BAE7

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.84

#496DCC on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.34

#496DCC on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #496DCC

4.84:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##496DCC	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##496DCC	1.00	4.84	4.34	4.84
#FFFFFF	4.84	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.34	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	4.84	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#3D78D0

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#256CCA

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#008392

Achromatopsia (no color)

#727272

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #496dcc;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(73, 109, 204);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(55.7% 0.153 266.0);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8896dc',
    500: '#496dcc',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #496dcc;
$custom-light: #8896dc;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#496dcc",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 73,
    "g": 109,
    "b": 204
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 223.511,
    "s": 56.223,
    "l": 54.314
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.55697,
    "c": 0.15251,
    "h": 266
  },
  "luminance": 0.16713
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#496DCC

secondary

#D4C59D

accent

#B648E0

background

#F8F9FD

surface

#F0F1FB

border

#CBCBD4

text

#0D0D15

muted

#7D7E83

Preview Lab

Preview with #496DCC

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

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