#496DDC#496DDC

#496DDC is a mid, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.175; OKLCH L 56.8% C 0.174 H 267.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 4.66:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#496DDC
RGB	rgb(73, 109, 220)
HSL	hsl(225, 68%, 57%)
HSV	hsv(225, 67%, 86%)
CMYK	cmyk(66.8%, 50.5%, 0%, 13.7%)
CIE-LAB	lab(48.91, 23.12, -60.68)
CIE-LCH	lch(48.91, 64.93, 290.86°)
OKLab	oklab(56.79% -0.0086 -0.1741)
OKLCH	oklch(56.79% 0.174 267.2)
XYZ	xyz(21.1301, 17.5190, 69.9642)
Luminance	0.1752 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

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Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#496DDC #DCB849

analogous

#49B7DC #496DDC #6E49DC

triadic

#496DDC #DC496D #6DDC49

tetradic

#496DDC #DC49B7 #DCB849 #49DC6E

square

#496DDC #DC49B7 #DCB849 #49DC6E

split-complementary

#496DDC #DC6E49 #B7DC49

monochromatic

#1C388F #254CC2 #496DDC #7C96E6 #B0BFF0

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.66

#496DDC on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.50

#496DDC on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #496DDC

4.66:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##496DDC	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##496DDC	1.00	4.66	4.50	4.66
#FFFFFF	4.66	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.50	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	4.66	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#2B7BE0

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#006EDA

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#00879A

Achromatopsia (no color)

#747474

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #496ddc;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(73, 109, 220);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(56.8% 0.174 267.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8b96e8',
    500: '#496ddc',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #496ddc;
$custom-light: #8b96e8;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#496ddc",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 73,
    "g": 109,
    "b": 220
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 225.306,
    "s": 67.742,
    "l": 57.451
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.56793,
    "c": 0.17436,
    "h": 267.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.17521
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#496DDC

secondary

#DED0A3

accent

#C03DEB

background

#F9F9FE

surface

#F1F1FD

border

#CBCBD5

text

#0D0D16

muted

#7E7E84

Preview Lab

Preview with #496DDC

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

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