#496EC2#496EC2

#496EC2 is a mid, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.165; OKLCH L 55.3% C 0.137 H 264.5°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 4.89:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#496EC2
RGB	rgb(73, 110, 194)
HSL	hsl(222, 50%, 52%)
HSV	hsv(222, 62%, 76%)
CMYK	cmyk(62.4%, 43.3%, 0%, 23.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(47.57, 13.41, -47.97)
CIE-LCH	lch(47.57, 49.81, 285.62°)
OKLab	oklab(55.26% -0.0133 -0.1368)
OKLCH	oklch(55.26% 0.137 264.5)
XYZ	xyz(18.0578, 16.4618, 53.2543)
Luminance	0.1646 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#496EC2 #C29D49

analogous

#49AAC2 #496EC2 #6149C2

triadic

#496EC2 #C2496E #6EC249

tetradic

#496EC2 #C249AA #C29D49 #49C261

square

#496EC2 #C249AA #C29D49 #49C261

split-complementary

#496EC2 #C26149 #AAC249

monochromatic

#243A6C #34539A #496EC2 #7793D1 #A5B7E1

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.89

#496EC2 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.29

#496EC2 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #496EC2

4.89:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##496EC2	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##496EC2	1.00	4.89	4.29	4.89
#FFFFFF	4.89	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.29	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	4.89	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#4777C5

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#356CC0

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#00818E

Achromatopsia (no color)

#717171

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #496ec2;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(73, 110, 194);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(55.3% 0.137 264.5);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8797d5',
    500: '#496ec2',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #496ec2;
$custom-light: #8797d5;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#496ec2",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 73,
    "g": 110,
    "b": 194
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 221.653,
    "s": 49.794,
    "l": 52.353
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.55259,
    "c": 0.1374,
    "h": 264.5
  },
  "luminance": 0.16463
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#496EC2

secondary

#CEBE99

accent

#AF4ED9

background

#F8F9FD

surface

#F0F2FA

border

#CBCCD3

text

#0C0D14

muted

#7D7E83

Preview Lab

Preview with #496EC2

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

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