#496EC0#496EC0

#496EC0 is a mid, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.164; OKLCH L 55.1% C 0.135 H 264.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 4.91:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#496EC0
RGB	rgb(73, 110, 192)
HSL	hsl(221, 49%, 52%)
HSV	hsv(221, 62%, 75%)
CMYK	cmyk(62%, 42.7%, 0%, 24.7%)
CIE-LAB	lab(47.46, 12.72, -47.00)
CIE-LCH	lch(47.46, 48.69, 285.14°)
OKLab	oklab(55.13% -0.0136 -0.1339)
OKLCH	oklch(55.13% 0.135 264.2)
XYZ	xyz(17.8347, 16.3725, 52.0793)
Luminance	0.1637 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

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Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#496EC0 #C09B49

analogous

#49A9C0 #496EC0 #6049C0

triadic

#496EC0 #C0496E #6EC049

tetradic

#496EC0 #C049A9 #C09B49 #49C060

square

#496EC0 #C049A9 #C09B49 #49C060

split-complementary

#496EC0 #C06049 #A9C049

monochromatic

#253A6A #345397 #496EC0 #7692D0 #A4B6DF

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.91

#496EC0 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.27

#496EC0 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #496EC0

4.91:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##496EC0	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##496EC0	1.00	4.91	4.27	4.91
#FFFFFF	4.91	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.27	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	4.91	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#4976C3

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#376CBE

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#00818D

Achromatopsia (no color)

#717171

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #496ec0;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(73, 110, 192);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(55.1% 0.135 264.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8697d3',
    500: '#496ec0',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #496ec0;
$custom-light: #8697d3;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#496ec0",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 73,
    "g": 110,
    "b": 192
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 221.345,
    "s": 48.571,
    "l": 51.961
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.55134,
    "c": 0.13461,
    "h": 264.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.16374
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#496EC0

secondary

#CCBC98

accent

#AE50D8

background

#F8F9FD

surface

#F0F2FA

border

#CBCCD3

text

#0C0D14

muted

#7D7E83

Preview Lab

Preview with #496EC0

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

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