#496ECA#496ECA

#496ECA is a mid, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.168; OKLCH L 55.8% C 0.149 H 265.4°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 4.81:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#496ECA
RGB	rgb(73, 110, 202)
HSL	hsl(223, 55%, 54%)
HSV	hsv(223, 64%, 79%)
CMYK	cmyk(63.9%, 45.5%, 0%, 20.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(48.05, 16.19, -51.81)
CIE-LCH	lch(48.05, 54.28, 287.36°)
OKLab	oklab(55.77% -0.0119 -0.148)
OKLCH	oklch(55.77% 0.149 265.4)
XYZ	xyz(18.9806, 16.8309, 58.1141)
Luminance	0.1683 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

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Perceptual scales

Shades

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#496ECA #CAA549

analogous

#49AFCA #496ECA #6549CA

triadic

#496ECA #CA496E #6ECA49

tetradic

#496ECA #CA49AF #CAA549 #49CA65

square

#496ECA #CA49AF #CAA549 #49CA65

split-complementary

#496ECA #CA6549 #AFCA49

monochromatic

#223A76 #3052A6 #496ECA #7894D8 #A8BAE6

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.81

#496ECA on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.37

#496ECA on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #496ECA

4.81:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##496ECA	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##496ECA	1.00	4.81	4.37	4.81
#FFFFFF	4.81	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.37	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	4.81	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#4178CD

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#2B6DC8

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#008392

Achromatopsia (no color)

#727272

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #496eca;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(73, 110, 202);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(55.8% 0.149 265.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8897db',
    500: '#496eca',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #496eca;
$custom-light: #8897db;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#496eca",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 73,
    "g": 110,
    "b": 202
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 222.791,
    "s": 54.894,
    "l": 53.922
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.55774,
    "c": 0.14853,
    "h": 265.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.16833
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#496ECA

secondary

#D3C39C

accent

#B44ADE

background

#F8F9FD

surface

#F0F2FB

border

#CBCCD4

text

#0C0D15

muted

#7D7E83

Preview Lab

Preview with #496ECA

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

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