#496EC7#496EC7

#496EC7 is a mid, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.167; OKLCH L 55.6% C 0.144 H 265.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 4.84:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#496EC7
RGB	rgb(73, 110, 199)
HSL	hsl(222, 53%, 53%)
HSV	hsv(222, 63%, 78%)
CMYK	cmyk(63.3%, 44.7%, 0%, 22%)
CIE-LAB	lab(47.87, 15.15, -50.37)
CIE-LCH	lch(47.87, 52.60, 286.74°)
OKLab	oklab(55.58% -0.0124 -0.1438)
OKLCH	oklch(55.58% 0.144 265.1)
XYZ	xyz(18.6288, 16.6902, 56.2616)
Luminance	0.1669 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

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Perceptual scales

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Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#496EC7 #C7A249

analogous

#49ADC7 #496EC7 #6349C7

triadic

#496EC7 #C7496E #6EC749

tetradic

#496EC7 #C749AD #C7A249 #49C763

square

#496EC7 #C749AD #C7A249 #49C763

split-complementary

#496EC7 #C76349 #ADC749

monochromatic

#233A72 #3252A1 #496EC7 #7893D5 #A7B9E4

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.84

#496EC7 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.34

#496EC7 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #496EC7

4.84:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##496EC7	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##496EC7	1.00	4.84	4.34	4.84
#FFFFFF	4.84	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.34	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	4.84	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#4478CA

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#2F6CC5

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#008291

Achromatopsia (no color)

#727272

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #496ec7;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(73, 110, 199);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(55.6% 0.144 265.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8897d8',
    500: '#496ec7',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #496ec7;
$custom-light: #8897d8;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#496ec7",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 73,
    "g": 110,
    "b": 199
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 222.381,
    "s": 52.941,
    "l": 53.333
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.55579,
    "c": 0.14436,
    "h": 265.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.16692
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#496EC7

secondary

#D1C19B

accent

#B24BDC

background

#F8F9FD

surface

#F0F2FA

border

#CBCCD3

text

#0C0D14

muted

#7D7E83

Preview Lab

Preview with #496EC7

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

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