#496EC5#496EC5

#496EC5 is a mid, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.166; OKLCH L 55.5% C 0.142 H 264.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 4.86:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#496EC5
RGB	rgb(73, 110, 197)
HSL	hsl(222, 52%, 53%)
HSV	hsv(222, 63%, 77%)
CMYK	cmyk(62.9%, 44.2%, 0%, 22.7%)
CIE-LAB	lab(47.75, 14.45, -49.41)
CIE-LCH	lch(47.75, 51.48, 286.30°)
OKLab	oklab(55.45% -0.0127 -0.141)
OKLCH	oklch(55.45% 0.142 264.8)
XYZ	xyz(18.3981, 16.5979, 55.0466)
Luminance	0.1660 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#496EC5 #C5A049

analogous

#49ACC5 #496EC5 #6249C5

triadic

#496EC5 #C5496E #6EC549

tetradic

#496EC5 #C549AC #C5A049 #49C562

square

#496EC5 #C549AC #C5A049 #49C562

split-complementary

#496EC5 #C56249 #ACC549

monochromatic

#243A70 #32539E #496EC5 #7793D4 #A6B8E3

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.86

#496EC5 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.32

#496EC5 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #496EC5

4.86:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##496EC5	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##496EC5	1.00	4.86	4.32	4.86
#FFFFFF	4.86	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.32	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	4.86	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#4577C8

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#326CC3

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#008290

Achromatopsia (no color)

#717171

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #496ec5;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(73, 110, 197);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(55.5% 0.142 264.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8797d7',
    500: '#496ec5',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #496ec5;
$custom-light: #8797d7;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#496ec5",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 73,
    "g": 110,
    "b": 197
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 222.097,
    "s": 51.667,
    "l": 52.941
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.5545,
    "c": 0.14158,
    "h": 264.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.166
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#496EC5

secondary

#D0C09A

accent

#B14DDB

background

#F8F9FD

surface

#F0F2FA

border

#CBCCD3

text

#0C0D14

muted

#7D7E83

Preview Lab

Preview with #496EC5

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

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