#496EE0#496EE0

#496EE0 is a mid, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.179; OKLCH L 57.3% C 0.179 H 267.1°. Best body text is #000000 at 4.59:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#496EE0
RGB	rgb(73, 110, 224)
HSL	hsl(225, 71%, 58%)
HSV	hsv(225, 67%, 88%)
CMYK	cmyk(67.4%, 50.9%, 0%, 12.2%)
CIE-LAB	lab(49.43, 23.90, -62.09)
CIE-LCH	lch(49.43, 66.53, 291.05°)
OKLab	oklab(57.28% -0.0091 -0.1783)
OKLCH	oklch(57.28% 0.179 267.1)
XYZ	xyz(21.7735, 17.9480, 72.8234)
Luminance	0.1795 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

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Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#496EE0 #E0BB49

analogous

#49B9E0 #496EE0 #6F49E0

triadic

#496EE0 #E0496E #6EE049

tetradic

#496EE0 #E049B9 #E0BB49 #49E06F

square

#496EE0 #E049B9 #E0BB49 #49E06F

split-complementary

#496EE0 #E06F49 #B9E049

monochromatic

#193895 #224BC9 #496EE0 #7D98E9 #B2C1F2

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.58

#496EE0 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.59

#496EE0 on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #496EE0

4.59:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##496EE0	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##496EE0	1.00	4.58	4.59	4.59
#FFFFFF	4.58	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	4.59	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	4.59	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#287DE4

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#006FDE

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#00899C

Achromatopsia (no color)

#757575

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #496ee0;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(73, 110, 224);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(57.3% 0.179 267.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8c97ea',
    500: '#496ee0',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #496ee0;
$custom-light: #8c97ea;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#496ee0",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 73,
    "g": 110,
    "b": 224
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 225.298,
    "s": 70.892,
    "l": 58.235
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.57276,
    "c": 0.17852,
    "h": 267.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.1795
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#496EE0

secondary

#E0D2A4

accent

#C23AEE

background

#F9F9FE

surface

#F2F2FD

border

#CCCCD5

text

#0D0D16

muted

#7E7E84

Preview Lab

Preview with #496EE0

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

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