#496EC1#496EC1

#496EC1 is a mid, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.164; OKLCH L 55.2% C 0.136 H 264.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 4.90:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#496EC1
RGB	rgb(73, 110, 193)
HSL	hsl(222, 49%, 52%)
HSV	hsv(222, 62%, 76%)
CMYK	cmyk(62.2%, 43%, 0%, 24.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(47.52, 13.06, -47.48)
CIE-LCH	lch(47.52, 49.25, 285.38°)
OKLab	oklab(55.2% -0.0135 -0.1353)
OKLCH	oklch(55.2% 0.136 264.3)
XYZ	xyz(17.9459, 16.4170, 52.6648)
Luminance	0.1642 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#496EC1 #C19C49

analogous

#49AAC1 #496EC1 #6049C1

triadic

#496EC1 #C1496E #6EC149

tetradic

#496EC1 #C149AA #C19C49 #49C160

square

#496EC1 #C149AA #C19C49 #49C160

split-complementary

#496EC1 #C16049 #AAC149

monochromatic

#243A6B #345399 #496EC1 #7792D1 #A4B7E0

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.90

#496EC1 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.28

#496EC1 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #496EC1

4.90:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##496EC1	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##496EC1	1.00	4.90	4.28	4.90
#FFFFFF	4.90	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.28	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	4.90	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#4877C4

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#366CBF

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#00818E

Achromatopsia (no color)

#717171

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #496ec1;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(73, 110, 193);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(55.2% 0.136 264.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8797d4',
    500: '#496ec1',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #496ec1;
$custom-light: #8797d4;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#496ec1",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 73,
    "g": 110,
    "b": 193
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 221.5,
    "s": 49.18,
    "l": 52.157
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.55196,
    "c": 0.13601,
    "h": 264.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.16419
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#496EC1

secondary

#CDBD99

accent

#AE4FD9

background

#F8F9FD

surface

#F0F2FA

border

#CBCCD3

text

#0C0D14

muted

#7D7E83

Preview Lab

Preview with #496EC1

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

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