#496EDD#496EDD

#496EDD is a mid, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.178; OKLCH L 57.1% C 0.174 H 266.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 4.61:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#496EDD
RGB	rgb(73, 110, 221)
HSL	hsl(225, 69%, 58%)
HSV	hsv(225, 67%, 87%)
CMYK	cmyk(67%, 50.2%, 0%, 13.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(49.24, 22.85, -60.71)
CIE-LCH	lch(49.24, 64.87, 290.62°)
OKLab	oklab(57.06% -0.0094 -0.1742)
OKLCH	oklch(57.06% 0.174 266.9)
XYZ	xyz(21.3702, 17.7867, 70.6996)
Luminance	0.1779 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

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Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#496EDD #DDB849

analogous

#49B8DD #496EDD #6E49DD

triadic

#496EDD #DD496E #6EDD49

tetradic

#496EDD #DD49B8 #DDB849 #49DD6E

square

#496EDD #DD49B8 #DDB849 #49DD6E

split-complementary

#496EDD #DD6E49 #B8DD49

monochromatic

#1B3891 #254DC4 #496EDD #7D97E7 #B0C0F0

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.61

#496EDD on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.56

#496EDD on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #496EDD

4.61:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##496EDD	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##496EDD	1.00	4.61	4.56	4.61
#FFFFFF	4.61	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.56	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	4.61	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#2D7CE1

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#006FDB

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#00889B

Achromatopsia (no color)

#757575

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #496edd;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(73, 110, 221);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(57.1% 0.174 266.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8b97e8',
    500: '#496edd',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #496edd;
$custom-light: #8b97e8;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#496edd",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 73,
    "g": 110,
    "b": 221
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 225,
    "s": 68.519,
    "l": 57.647
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.57064,
    "c": 0.17449,
    "h": 266.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.17789
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#496EDD

secondary

#DFD0A3

accent

#C03CEB

background

#F9F9FE

surface

#F1F2FD

border

#CBCCD5

text

#0D0D16

muted

#7E7E84

Preview Lab

Preview with #496EDD

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

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