#496DCE#496DCE

#496DCE is a mid, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.168; OKLCH L 55.8% C 0.155 H 266.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 4.81:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#496DCE
RGB	rgb(73, 109, 206)
HSL	hsl(224, 58%, 55%)
HSV	hsv(224, 65%, 81%)
CMYK	cmyk(64.6%, 47.1%, 0%, 19.2%)
CIE-LAB	lab(48.02, 18.22, -54.14)
CIE-LCH	lch(48.02, 57.12, 288.59°)
OKLab	oklab(55.83% -0.0103 -0.1549)
OKLCH	oklch(55.83% 0.155 266.2)
XYZ	xyz(19.3530, 16.8082, 60.6050)
Luminance	0.1681 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#496DCE #CEAA49

analogous

#49B0CE #496DCE #6749CE

triadic

#496DCE #CE496D #6DCE49

tetradic

#496DCE #CE49B0 #CEAA49 #49CE67

square

#496DCE #CE49B0 #CEAA49 #49CE67

split-complementary

#496DCE #CE6749 #B0CE49

monochromatic

#213A7B #2E50AC #496DCE #7994DB #A9BAE8

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.81

#496DCE on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.36

#496DCE on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #496DCE

4.81:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##496DCE	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##496DCE	1.00	4.81	4.36	4.81
#FFFFFF	4.81	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.36	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	4.81	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#3C78D2

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#216CCC

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#008393

Achromatopsia (no color)

#727272

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #496dce;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(73, 109, 206);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(55.8% 0.155 266.2);

Tailwind

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

SCSS

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

JSON

{
  "hex": "#496dce",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 73,
    "g": 109,
    "b": 206
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 223.759,
    "s": 57.576,
    "l": 54.706
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.55831,
    "c": 0.15527,
    "h": 266.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.1681
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#496DCE

secondary

#D5C69D

accent

#B747E1

background

#F9F9FD

surface

#F1F1FB

border

#CBCBD4

text

#0D0D15

muted

#7E7E83

Preview Lab

Preview with #496DCE

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

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