#496EC4#496EC4

#496EC4 is a mid, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.166; OKLCH L 55.4% C 0.140 H 264.7°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 4.87:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#496EC4
RGB	rgb(73, 110, 196)
HSL	hsl(222, 51%, 53%)
HSV	hsv(222, 63%, 77%)
CMYK	cmyk(62.8%, 43.9%, 0%, 23.1%)
CIE-LAB	lab(47.69, 14.10, -48.93)
CIE-LCH	lch(47.69, 50.92, 286.08°)
OKLab	oklab(55.39% -0.0129 -0.1396)
OKLCH	oklch(55.39% 0.14 264.7)
XYZ	xyz(18.2839, 16.5522, 54.4452)
Luminance	0.1655 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

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Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#496EC4 #C49F49

analogous

#49ACC4 #496EC4 #6149C4

triadic

#496EC4 #C4496E #6EC449

tetradic

#496EC4 #C449AC #C49F49 #49C461

square

#496EC4 #C449AC #C49F49 #49C461

split-complementary

#496EC4 #C46149 #ACC449

monochromatic

#243A6F #33539D #496EC4 #7793D3 #A5B8E2

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.87

#496EC4 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.31

#496EC4 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #496EC4

4.87:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##496EC4	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##496EC4	1.00	4.87	4.31	4.87
#FFFFFF	4.87	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.31	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	4.87	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#4677C7

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#336CC2

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#00828F

Achromatopsia (no color)

#717171

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #496ec4;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(73, 110, 196);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(55.4% 0.140 264.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8797d6',
    500: '#496ec4',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #496ec4;
$custom-light: #8797d6;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#496ec4",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 73,
    "g": 110,
    "b": 196
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 221.951,
    "s": 51.037,
    "l": 52.745
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.55386,
    "c": 0.1402,
    "h": 264.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.16554
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#496EC4

secondary

#CFBF9A

accent

#B04DDB

background

#F8F9FD

surface

#F0F2FA

border

#CBCCD3

text

#0C0D14

muted

#7D7E83

Preview Lab

Preview with #496EC4

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

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