#496DDF#496DDF

#496DDF is a mid, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.177; OKLCH L 57.0% C 0.178 H 267.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 4.63:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#496DDF
RGB	rgb(73, 109, 223)
HSL	hsl(226, 70%, 58%)
HSV	hsv(226, 67%, 87%)
CMYK	cmyk(67.3%, 51.1%, 0%, 12.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(49.10, 24.17, -62.05)
CIE-LCH	lch(49.10, 66.60, 291.28°)
OKLab	oklab(57.01% -0.0083 -0.1782)
OKLCH	oklch(57.01% 0.178 267.3)
XYZ	xyz(21.5310, 17.6794, 72.0755)
Luminance	0.1768 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#496DDF #DFBB49

analogous

#49B8DF #496DDF #7049DF

triadic

#496DDF #DF496D #6DDF49

tetradic

#496DDF #DF49B8 #DFBB49 #49DF70

square

#496DDF #DF49B8 #DFBB49 #49DF70

split-complementary

#496DDF #DF7049 #B8DF49

monochromatic

#1A3794 #234BC8 #496DDF #7D97E8 #B1C1F1

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.63

#496DDF on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.54

#496DDF on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #496DDF

4.63:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##496DDF	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##496DDF	1.00	4.63	4.54	4.63
#FFFFFF	4.63	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.54	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	4.63	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#277CE3

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#006EDD

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#00889C

Achromatopsia (no color)

#757575

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #496ddf;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(73, 109, 223);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(57.0% 0.178 267.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8c96ea',
    500: '#496ddf',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #496ddf;
$custom-light: #8c96ea;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#496ddf",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 73,
    "g": 109,
    "b": 223
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 225.6,
    "s": 70.093,
    "l": 58.039
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.57006,
    "c": 0.1784,
    "h": 267.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.17681
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#496DDF

secondary

#E0D1A4

accent

#C23BED

background

#F9F9FE

surface

#F2F1FD

border

#CCCBD5

text

#0D0D16

muted

#7E7E84

Preview Lab

Preview with #496DDF

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

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