#496EE1#496EE1

#496EE1 is a mid, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.180; OKLCH L 57.3% C 0.180 H 267.1°. Best body text is #000000 at 4.60:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#496EE1
RGB	rgb(73, 110, 225)
HSL	hsl(225, 72%, 58%)
HSV	hsv(225, 68%, 88%)
CMYK	cmyk(67.6%, 51.1%, 0%, 11.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(49.50, 24.25, -62.55)
CIE-LCH	lch(49.50, 67.08, 291.19°)
OKLab	oklab(57.35% -0.009 -0.1796)
OKLCH	oklch(57.35% 0.18 267.1)
XYZ	xyz(21.9095, 18.0024, 73.5397)
Luminance	0.1800 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

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Perceptual scales

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Tints

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#496EE1 #E1BC49

analogous

#49BAE1 #496EE1 #7049E1

triadic

#496EE1 #E1496E #6EE149

tetradic

#496EE1 #E149BA #E1BC49 #49E170

square

#496EE1 #E149BA #E1BC49 #49E170

split-complementary

#496EE1 #E17049 #BAE149

monochromatic

#193797 #224BCB #496EE1 #7E98EA #B2C2F2

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.56

#496EE1 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.60

#496EE1 on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #496EE1

4.60:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##496EE1	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##496EE1	1.00	4.56	4.60	4.60
#FFFFFF	4.56	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	4.60	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	4.60	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#277DE5

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#006FDF

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#00899D

Achromatopsia (no color)

#767676

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #496ee1;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(73, 110, 225);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(57.3% 0.180 267.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8c97eb',
    500: '#496ee1',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #496ee1;
$custom-light: #8c97eb;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#496ee1",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 73,
    "g": 110,
    "b": 225
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 225.395,
    "s": 71.698,
    "l": 58.431
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.57347,
    "c": 0.17987,
    "h": 267.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.18005
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#496EE1

secondary

#E1D2A5

accent

#C239EE

background

#F9F9FE

surface

#F2F2FD

border

#CCCCD5

text

#0D0D16

muted

#7E7E84

Preview Lab

Preview with #496EE1

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

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