#496DCF#496DCF

#496DCF is a mid, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.169; OKLCH L 55.9% C 0.157 H 266.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 4.80:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#496DCF
RGB	rgb(73, 109, 207)
HSL	hsl(224, 58%, 55%)
HSV	hsv(224, 65%, 81%)
CMYK	cmyk(64.7%, 47.3%, 0%, 18.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(48.08, 18.57, -54.62)
CIE-LCH	lch(48.08, 57.68, 288.77°)
OKLab	oklab(55.9% -0.0102 -0.1563)
OKLCH	oklch(55.9% 0.157 266.3)
XYZ	xyz(19.4749, 16.8569, 61.2468)
Luminance	0.1686 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#496DCF #CFAB49

analogous

#49B0CF #496DCF #6849CF

triadic

#496DCF #CF496D #6DCF49

tetradic

#496DCF #CF49B0 #CFAB49 #49CF68

square

#496DCF #CF49B0 #CFAB49 #49CF68

split-complementary

#496DCF #CF6849 #B0CF49

monochromatic

#213A7D #2E50AD #496DCF #7994DC #AABBE9

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.80

#496DCF on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.37

#496DCF on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #496DCF

4.80:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##496DCF	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##496DCF	1.00	4.80	4.37	4.80
#FFFFFF	4.80	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.37	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	4.80	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#3B79D3

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#1F6CCD

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#008494

Achromatopsia (no color)

#727272

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #496dcf;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(73, 109, 207);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(55.9% 0.157 266.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8996de',
    500: '#496dcf',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #496dcf;
$custom-light: #8996de;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#496dcf",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 73,
    "g": 109,
    "b": 207
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 223.881,
    "s": 58.261,
    "l": 54.902
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.55898,
    "c": 0.15665,
    "h": 266.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.16859
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#496DCF

secondary

#D6C79E

accent

#B846E1

background

#F9F9FD

surface

#F1F1FB

border

#CBCBD4

text

#0D0D15

muted

#7E7E83

Preview Lab

Preview with #496DCF

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

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