#496ECD#496ECD

#496ECD is a mid, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.170; OKLCH L 56.0% C 0.153 H 265.7°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 4.78:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#496ECD
RGB	rgb(73, 110, 205)
HSL	hsl(223, 57%, 55%)
HSV	hsv(223, 64%, 80%)
CMYK	cmyk(64.4%, 46.3%, 0%, 19.6%)
CIE-LAB	lab(48.23, 17.24, -53.23)
CIE-LCH	lch(48.23, 55.96, 287.94°)
OKLab	oklab(55.97% -0.0114 -0.1522)
OKLCH	oklch(55.97% 0.153 265.7)
XYZ	xyz(19.3392, 16.9743, 60.0030)
Luminance	0.1698 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#496ECD #CDA849

analogous

#49B0CD #496ECD #6649CD

triadic

#496ECD #CD496E #6ECD49

tetradic

#496ECD #CD49B0 #CDA849 #49CD66

square

#496ECD #CD49B0 #CDA849 #49CD66

split-complementary

#496ECD #CD6649 #B0CD49

monochromatic

#223A7A #2F51AA #496ECD #7994DA #A9BBE7

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.78

#496ECD on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.40

#496ECD on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #496ECD

4.78:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##496ECD	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##496ECD	1.00	4.78	4.40	4.78
#FFFFFF	4.78	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.40	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	4.78	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#3F79D1

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#266DCB

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#008493

Achromatopsia (no color)

#727272

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #496ecd;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(73, 110, 205);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(56.0% 0.153 265.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8997dd',
    500: '#496ecd',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #496ecd;
$custom-light: #8997dd;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#496ecd",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 73,
    "g": 110,
    "b": 205
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 223.182,
    "s": 56.897,
    "l": 54.51
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.55972,
    "c": 0.15267,
    "h": 265.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.16976
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#496ECD

secondary

#D5C59D

accent

#B548E0

background

#F8F9FD

surface

#F0F2FB

border

#CBCCD4

text

#0D0D15

muted

#7D7E83

Preview Lab

Preview with #496ECD

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

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