#496ECE#496ECE

#496ECE is a mid, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.170; OKLCH L 56.0% C 0.154 H 265.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 4.77:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#496ECE
RGB	rgb(73, 110, 206)
HSL	hsl(223, 58%, 55%)
HSV	hsv(223, 65%, 81%)
CMYK	cmyk(64.6%, 46.6%, 0%, 19.2%)
CIE-LAB	lab(48.29, 17.59, -53.71)
CIE-LCH	lch(48.29, 56.51, 288.13°)
OKLab	oklab(56.04% -0.0113 -0.1536)
OKLCH	oklch(56.04% 0.154 265.8)
XYZ	xyz(19.4603, 17.0228, 60.6407)
Luminance	0.1703 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#496ECE #CEA949

analogous

#49B1CE #496ECE #6649CE

triadic

#496ECE #CE496E #6ECE49

tetradic

#496ECE #CE49B1 #CEA949 #49CE66

square

#496ECE #CE49B1 #CEA949 #49CE66

split-complementary

#496ECE #CE6649 #B1CE49

monochromatic

#213A7B #2E51AC #496ECE #7994DB #A9BBE8

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.77

#496ECE on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.40

#496ECE on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #496ECE

4.77:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##496ECE	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##496ECE	1.00	4.77	4.40	4.77
#FFFFFF	4.77	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.40	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	4.77	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#3E79D2

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#246DCC

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#008494

Achromatopsia (no color)

#737373

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #496ece;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(73, 110, 206);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(56.0% 0.154 265.8);

Tailwind

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

SCSS

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

JSON

{
  "hex": "#496ece",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 73,
    "g": 110,
    "b": 206
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 223.308,
    "s": 57.576,
    "l": 54.706
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.56038,
    "c": 0.15405,
    "h": 265.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.17025
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#496ECE

secondary

#D5C69D

accent

#B647E1

background

#F8F9FD

surface

#F0F2FB

border

#CBCCD4

text

#0D0D15

muted

#7D7E83

Preview Lab

Preview with #496ECE

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

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