#496DDA#496DDA

#496DDA is a mid, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.174; OKLCH L 56.7% C 0.172 H 267.0°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 4.68:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#496DDA
RGB	rgb(73, 109, 218)
HSL	hsl(225, 66%, 57%)
HSV	hsv(225, 67%, 85%)
CMYK	cmyk(66.5%, 50%, 0%, 14.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(48.78, 22.42, -59.75)
CIE-LCH	lch(48.78, 63.82, 290.57°)
OKLab	oklab(56.65% -0.0088 -0.1714)
OKLCH	oklch(56.65% 0.172 267)
XYZ	xyz(20.8668, 17.4137, 68.5776)
Luminance	0.1742 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#496DDA #DAB649

analogous

#49B6DA #496DDA #6D49DA

triadic

#496DDA #DA496D #6DDA49

tetradic

#496DDA #DA49B6 #DAB649 #49DA6D

square

#496DDA #DA49B6 #DAB649 #49DA6D

split-complementary

#496DDA #DA6D49 #B6DA49

monochromatic

#1C388C #274DBF #496DDA #7C96E4 #AFBFEF

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.68

#496DDA on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.48

#496DDA on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #496DDA

4.68:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##496DDA	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##496DDA	1.00	4.68	4.48	4.68
#FFFFFF	4.68	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.48	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	4.68	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#2E7BDE

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#006ED8

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#008799

Achromatopsia (no color)

#747474

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #496dda;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(73, 109, 218);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(56.7% 0.172 267.0);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8b96e6',
    500: '#496dda',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #496dda;
$custom-light: #8b96e6;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#496dda",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 73,
    "g": 109,
    "b": 218
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 225.103,
    "s": 66.21,
    "l": 57.059
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.56653,
    "c": 0.17166,
    "h": 267
  },
  "luminance": 0.17416
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#496DDA

secondary

#DDCEA2

accent

#BF3FE9

background

#F9F9FE

surface

#F1F1FC

border

#CBCBD5

text

#0D0D16

muted

#7E7E84

Preview Lab

Preview with #496DDA

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

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