#496DDD#496DDD

#496DDD is a mid, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.176; OKLCH L 56.9% C 0.176 H 267.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 4.65:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#496DDD
RGB	rgb(73, 109, 221)
HSL	hsl(225, 69%, 58%)
HSV	hsv(225, 67%, 87%)
CMYK	cmyk(67%, 50.7%, 0%, 13.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(48.97, 23.47, -61.14)
CIE-LCH	lch(48.97, 65.49, 291.00°)
OKLab	oklab(56.86% -0.0085 -0.1755)
OKLCH	oklch(56.86% 0.176 267.2)
XYZ	xyz(21.2629, 17.5722, 70.6638)
Luminance	0.1757 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

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Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#496DDD #DDB949

analogous

#49B7DD #496DDD #6F49DD

triadic

#496DDD #DD496D #6DDD49

tetradic

#496DDD #DD49B7 #DDB949 #49DD6F

square

#496DDD #DD49B7 #DDB949 #49DD6F

split-complementary

#496DDD #DD6F49 #B7DD49

monochromatic

#1B3891 #254BC4 #496DDD #7D96E7 #B0C0F0

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.65

#496DDD on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.51

#496DDD on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #496DDD

4.65:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##496DDD	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##496DDD	1.00	4.65	4.51	4.65
#FFFFFF	4.65	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.51	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	4.65	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#2A7BE1

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#006EDB

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#00879B

Achromatopsia (no color)

#747474

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #496ddd;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(73, 109, 221);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(56.9% 0.176 267.2);

Tailwind

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

SCSS

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

JSON

{
  "hex": "#496ddd",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 73,
    "g": 109,
    "b": 221
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 225.405,
    "s": 68.519,
    "l": 57.647
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.56864,
    "c": 0.17571,
    "h": 267.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.17574
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#496DDD

secondary

#DFD0A3

accent

#C13CEB

background

#F9F9FE

surface

#F2F1FD

border

#CCCBD5

text

#0D0D16

muted

#7E7E84

Preview Lab

Preview with #496DDD

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

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