#496EDF#496EDF

#496EDF is a mid, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.179; OKLCH L 57.2% C 0.177 H 267.0°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 4.59:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#496EDF
RGB	rgb(73, 110, 223)
HSL	hsl(225, 70%, 58%)
HSV	hsv(225, 67%, 87%)
CMYK	cmyk(67.3%, 50.7%, 0%, 12.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(49.37, 23.55, -61.63)
CIE-LCH	lch(49.37, 65.98, 290.91°)
OKLab	oklab(57.21% -0.0092 -0.1769)
OKLCH	oklch(57.21% 0.177 267)
XYZ	xyz(21.6383, 17.8939, 72.1113)
Luminance	0.1790 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

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Perceptual scales

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Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#496EDF #DFBA49

analogous

#49B9DF #496EDF #6F49DF

triadic

#496EDF #DF496E #6EDF49

tetradic

#496EDF #DF49B9 #DFBA49 #49DF6F

square

#496EDF #DF49B9 #DFBA49 #49DF6F

split-complementary

#496EDF #DF6F49 #B9DF49

monochromatic

#1A3894 #234CC8 #496EDF #7D97E8 #B1C1F1

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.59

#496EDF on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.58

#496EDF on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #496EDF

4.59:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##496EDF	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##496EDF	1.00	4.59	4.58	4.59
#FFFFFF	4.59	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.58	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	4.59	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#2A7DE3

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#006FDD

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#00899C

Achromatopsia (no color)

#757575

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #496edf;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(73, 110, 223);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(57.2% 0.177 267.0);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8c97ea',
    500: '#496edf',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #496edf;
$custom-light: #8c97ea;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#496edf",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 73,
    "g": 110,
    "b": 223
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 225.2,
    "s": 70.093,
    "l": 58.039
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.57205,
    "c": 0.17718,
    "h": 267
  },
  "luminance": 0.17896
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#496EDF

secondary

#E0D1A4

accent

#C13BED

background

#F9F9FE

surface

#F2F2FD

border

#CCCCD5

text

#0D0D16

muted

#7E7E84

Preview Lab

Preview with #496EDF

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

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