#496DD3#496DD3

#496DD3 is a mid, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.171; OKLCH L 56.2% C 0.162 H 266.6°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 4.76:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#496DD3
RGB	rgb(73, 109, 211)
HSL	hsl(224, 61%, 56%)
HSV	hsv(224, 65%, 83%)
CMYK	cmyk(65.4%, 48.3%, 0%, 17.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(48.33, 19.97, -56.49)
CIE-LCH	lch(48.33, 59.92, 289.46°)
OKLab	oklab(56.17% -0.0097 -0.1618)
OKLCH	oklch(56.17% 0.162 266.6)
XYZ	xyz(19.9701, 17.0550, 63.8549)
Luminance	0.1706 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#496DD3 #D3AF49

analogous

#49B2D3 #496DD3 #6A49D3

triadic

#496DD3 #D3496D #6DD349

tetradic

#496DD3 #D349B2 #D3AF49 #49D36A

square

#496DD3 #D349B2 #D3AF49 #49D36A

split-complementary

#496DD3 #D36A49 #B2D349

monochromatic

#1F3982 #2B4FB3 #496DD3 #7A95DF #ACBCEB

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.76

#496DD3 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.41

#496DD3 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #496DD3

4.76:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##496DD3	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##496DD3	1.00	4.76	4.41	4.76
#FFFFFF	4.76	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.41	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	4.76	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#3779D7

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#156DD1

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#008596

Achromatopsia (no color)

#737373

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #496dd3;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(73, 109, 211);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(56.2% 0.162 266.6);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8a96e1',
    500: '#496dd3',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #496dd3;
$custom-light: #8a96e1;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#496dd3",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 73,
    "g": 109,
    "b": 211
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 224.348,
    "s": 61.062,
    "l": 55.686
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.56169,
    "c": 0.16214,
    "h": 266.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.17057
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#496DD3

secondary

#D9CA9F

accent

#BA44E4

background

#F9F9FD

surface

#F1F1FB

border

#CBCBD4

text

#0D0D15

muted

#7E7E83

Preview Lab

Preview with #496DD3

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

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