#496DDB#496DDB

#496DDB is a mid, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.175; OKLCH L 56.7% C 0.173 H 267.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 4.67:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#496DDB
RGB	rgb(73, 109, 219)
HSL	hsl(225, 67%, 57%)
HSV	hsv(225, 67%, 86%)
CMYK	cmyk(66.7%, 50.2%, 0%, 14.1%)
CIE-LAB	lab(48.84, 22.77, -60.21)
CIE-LCH	lch(48.84, 64.38, 290.71°)
OKLab	oklab(56.72% -0.0087 -0.1728)
OKLCH	oklch(56.72% 0.173 267.1)
XYZ	xyz(20.9981, 17.4662, 69.2688)
Luminance	0.1747 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#496DDB #DBB749

analogous

#49B6DB #496DDB #6E49DB

triadic

#496DDB #DB496D #6DDB49

tetradic

#496DDB #DB49B6 #DBB749 #49DB6E

square

#496DDB #DB49B6 #DBB749 #49DB6E

split-complementary

#496DDB #DB6E49 #B6DB49

monochromatic

#1C388E #264CC1 #496DDB #7C96E5 #AFBFEF

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.67

#496DDB on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.49

#496DDB on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #496DDB

4.67:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##496DDB	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##496DDB	1.00	4.67	4.49	4.67
#FFFFFF	4.67	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.49	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	4.67	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#2D7BDF

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#006ED9

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#00879A

Achromatopsia (no color)

#747474

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #496ddb;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(73, 109, 219);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(56.7% 0.173 267.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8b96e7',
    500: '#496ddb',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #496ddb;
$custom-light: #8b96e7;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#496ddb",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 73,
    "g": 109,
    "b": 219
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 225.205,
    "s": 66.972,
    "l": 57.255
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.56723,
    "c": 0.17301,
    "h": 267.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.17468
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#496DDB

secondary

#DDCFA2

accent

#BF3EEA

background

#F9F9FE

surface

#F1F1FC

border

#CBCBD5

text

#0D0D16

muted

#7E7E84

Preview Lab

Preview with #496DDB

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

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