#496DCD#496DCD

#496DCD is a mid, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.168; OKLCH L 55.8% C 0.154 H 266.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 4.82:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#496DCD
RGB	rgb(73, 109, 205)
HSL	hsl(224, 57%, 55%)
HSV	hsv(224, 64%, 80%)
CMYK	cmyk(64.4%, 46.8%, 0%, 19.6%)
CIE-LAB	lab(47.96, 17.87, -53.67)
CIE-LCH	lch(47.96, 56.57, 288.41°)
OKLab	oklab(55.76% -0.0105 -0.1535)
OKLCH	oklch(55.76% 0.154 266.1)
XYZ	xyz(19.2319, 16.7598, 59.9672)
Luminance	0.1676 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#496DCD #CDA949

analogous

#49AFCD #496DCD #6749CD

triadic

#496DCD #CD496D #6DCD49

tetradic

#496DCD #CD49AF #CDA949 #49CD67

square

#496DCD #CD49AF #CDA949 #49CD67

split-complementary

#496DCD #CD6749 #AFCD49

monochromatic

#223A7A #2F50AA #496DCD #7994DA #A9BAE7

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.82

#496DCD on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.35

#496DCD on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #496DCD

4.82:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##496DCD	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##496DCD	1.00	4.82	4.35	4.82
#FFFFFF	4.82	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.35	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	4.82	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#3D78D1

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#236CCB

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#008393

Achromatopsia (no color)

#727272

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #496dcd;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(73, 109, 205);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(55.8% 0.154 266.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8996dd',
    500: '#496dcd',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #496dcd;
$custom-light: #8996dd;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#496dcd",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 73,
    "g": 109,
    "b": 205
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 223.636,
    "s": 56.897,
    "l": 54.51
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.55764,
    "c": 0.1539,
    "h": 266.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.16762
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#496DCD

secondary

#D5C69D

accent

#B748E0

background

#F8F9FD

surface

#F0F1FB

border

#CBCBD4

text

#0D0D15

muted

#7D7E83

Preview Lab

Preview with #496DCD

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

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