#496ECF#496ECF

#496ECF is a mid, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.171; OKLCH L 56.1% C 0.155 H 265.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 4.76:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#496ECF
RGB	rgb(73, 110, 207)
HSL	hsl(223, 58%, 55%)
HSV	hsv(223, 65%, 81%)
CMYK	cmyk(64.7%, 46.9%, 0%, 18.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(48.35, 17.94, -54.18)
CIE-LCH	lch(48.35, 57.07, 288.32°)
OKLab	oklab(56.1% -0.0112 -0.155)
OKLCH	oklch(56.1% 0.155 265.9)
XYZ	xyz(19.5822, 17.0715, 61.2825)
Luminance	0.1707 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#496ECF #CFAA49

analogous

#49B1CF #496ECF #6749CF

triadic

#496ECF #CF496E #6ECF49

tetradic

#496ECF #CF49B1 #CFAA49 #49CF67

square

#496ECF #CF49B1 #CFAA49 #49CF67

split-complementary

#496ECF #CF6749 #B1CF49

monochromatic

#213A7D #2E51AD #496ECF #7995DC #AABBE9

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.76

#496ECF on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.41

#496ECF on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #496ECF

4.76:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##496ECF	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##496ECF	1.00	4.76	4.41	4.76
#FFFFFF	4.76	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.41	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	4.76	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#3D79D3

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#236DCD

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#008494

Achromatopsia (no color)

#737373

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #496ecf;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(73, 110, 207);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(56.1% 0.155 265.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8997de',
    500: '#496ecf',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #496ecf;
$custom-light: #8997de;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#496ecf",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 73,
    "g": 110,
    "b": 207
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 223.433,
    "s": 58.261,
    "l": 54.902
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.56104,
    "c": 0.15542,
    "h": 265.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.17073
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#496ECF

secondary

#D6C79E

accent

#B746E1

background

#F9F9FD

surface

#F1F2FB

border

#CBCCD4

text

#0D0D15

muted

#7E7E83

Preview Lab

Preview with #496ECF

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

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