#496ECB#496ECB

#496ECB is a mid, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.169; OKLCH L 55.8% C 0.150 H 265.5°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 4.80:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#496ECB
RGB	rgb(73, 110, 203)
HSL	hsl(223, 56%, 54%)
HSV	hsv(223, 64%, 80%)
CMYK	cmyk(64%, 45.8%, 0%, 20.4%)
CIE-LAB	lab(48.11, 16.54, -52.28)
CIE-LCH	lch(48.11, 54.84, 287.56°)
OKLab	oklab(55.84% -0.0118 -0.1494)
OKLCH	oklch(55.84% 0.15 265.5)
XYZ	xyz(19.0993, 16.8784, 58.7397)
Luminance	0.1688 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#496ECB #CBA649

analogous

#49AFCB #496ECB #6549CB

triadic

#496ECB #CB496E #6ECB49

tetradic

#496ECB #CB49AF #CBA649 #49CB65

square

#496ECB #CB49AF #CBA649 #49CB65

split-complementary

#496ECB #CB6549 #AFCB49

monochromatic

#223A77 #3052A7 #496ECB #7994D9 #A8BAE6

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.80

#496ECB on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.38

#496ECB on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #496ECB

4.80:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##496ECB	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##496ECB	1.00	4.80	4.38	4.80
#FFFFFF	4.80	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.38	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	4.80	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#4078CE

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#296DC9

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#008393

Achromatopsia (no color)

#727272

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #496ecb;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(73, 110, 203);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(55.8% 0.150 265.5);

Tailwind

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

SCSS

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

JSON

{
  "hex": "#496ecb",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 73,
    "g": 110,
    "b": 203
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 222.923,
    "s": 55.556,
    "l": 54.118
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.5584,
    "c": 0.14991,
    "h": 265.5
  },
  "luminance": 0.1688
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#496ECB

secondary

#D4C49C

accent

#B449DF

background

#F8F9FD

surface

#F0F2FB

border

#CBCCD4

text

#0D0D15

muted

#7D7E83

Preview Lab

Preview with #496ECB

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

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