#496DD2#496DD2

#496DD2 is a mid, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.170; OKLCH L 56.1% C 0.161 H 266.5°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 4.77:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#496DD2
RGB	rgb(73, 109, 210)
HSL	hsl(224, 60%, 55%)
HSV	hsv(224, 65%, 82%)
CMYK	cmyk(65.2%, 48.1%, 0%, 17.6%)
CIE-LAB	lab(48.27, 19.62, -56.03)
CIE-LCH	lch(48.27, 59.36, 289.30°)
OKLab	oklab(56.1% -0.0098 -0.1605)
OKLCH	oklch(56.1% 0.161 266.5)
XYZ	xyz(19.8451, 17.0050, 63.1967)
Luminance	0.1701 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

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Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#496DD2 #D2AE49

analogous

#49B1D2 #496DD2 #6A49D2

triadic

#496DD2 #D2496D #6DD249

tetradic

#496DD2 #D249B1 #D2AE49 #49D26A

square

#496DD2 #D249B1 #D2AE49 #49D26A

split-complementary

#496DD2 #D26A49 #B1D249

monochromatic

#203981 #2C4FB2 #496DD2 #7A94DE #ABBCEA

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.77

#496DD2 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.40

#496DD2 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #496DD2

4.77:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##496DD2	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##496DD2	1.00	4.77	4.40	4.77
#FFFFFF	4.77	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.40	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	4.77	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#3879D6

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#186DD0

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#008495

Achromatopsia (no color)

#737373

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #496dd2;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(73, 109, 210);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(56.1% 0.161 266.5);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8996e0',
    500: '#496dd2',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #496dd2;
$custom-light: #8996e0;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#496dd2",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 73,
    "g": 109,
    "b": 210
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 224.234,
    "s": 60.352,
    "l": 55.49
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.56101,
    "c": 0.16077,
    "h": 266.5
  },
  "luminance": 0.17007
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#496DD2

secondary

#D8C99F

accent

#BA44E3

background

#F9F9FD

surface

#F1F1FB

border

#CBCBD4

text

#0D0D15

muted

#7E7E83

Preview Lab

Preview with #496DD2

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

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