#496EE2#496EE2

#496EE2 is a mid, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.181; OKLCH L 57.4% C 0.181 H 267.2°. Best body text is #000000 at 4.61:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#496EE2
RGB	rgb(73, 110, 226)
HSL	hsl(225, 73%, 59%)
HSV	hsv(225, 68%, 89%)
CMYK	cmyk(67.7%, 51.3%, 0%, 11.4%)
CIE-LAB	lab(49.57, 24.60, -63.00)
CIE-LCH	lch(49.57, 67.64, 291.33°)
OKLab	oklab(57.42% -0.0089 -0.181)
OKLCH	oklch(57.42% 0.181 267.2)
XYZ	xyz(22.0463, 18.0572, 74.2603)
Luminance	0.1806 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

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Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#496EE2 #E2BD49

analogous

#49BAE2 #496EE2 #7049E2

triadic

#496EE2 #E2496E #6EE249

tetradic

#496EE2 #E249BA #E2BD49 #49E270

square

#496EE2 #E249BA #E2BD49 #49E270

split-complementary

#496EE2 #E27049 #BAE249

monochromatic

#183798 #214ACD #496EE2 #7E98EA #B3C2F3

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.55

#496EE2 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.61

#496EE2 on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #496EE2

4.61:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##496EE2	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##496EE2	1.00	4.55	4.61	4.61
#FFFFFF	4.55	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	4.61	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	4.61	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#257DE6

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#006FE0

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#008A9D

Achromatopsia (no color)

#767676

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #496ee2;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(73, 110, 226);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(57.4% 0.181 267.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8c97ec',
    500: '#496ee2',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #496ee2;
$custom-light: #8c97ec;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#496ee2",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 73,
    "g": 110,
    "b": 226
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 225.49,
    "s": 72.512,
    "l": 58.627
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.57418,
    "c": 0.1812,
    "h": 267.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.18059
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#496EE2

secondary

#E2D3A5

accent

#C339EF

background

#F9F9FE

surface

#F2F2FD

border

#CCCCD5

text

#0D0D16

muted

#7E7E84

Preview Lab

Preview with #496EE2

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

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