#496FC0#496FC0

#496FC0 is a mid, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.166; OKLCH L 55.3% C 0.133 H 263.7°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 4.86:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#496FC0
RGB	rgb(73, 111, 192)
HSL	hsl(221, 49%, 52%)
HSV	hsv(221, 62%, 75%)
CMYK	cmyk(62%, 42.2%, 0%, 24.7%)
CIE-LAB	lab(47.74, 12.09, -46.55)
CIE-LCH	lch(47.74, 48.10, 284.56°)
OKLab	oklab(55.35% -0.0147 -0.1326)
OKLCH	oklch(55.35% 0.133 263.7)
XYZ	xyz(17.9432, 16.5895, 52.1155)
Luminance	0.1659 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

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Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#496FC0 #C09A49

analogous

#49ABC0 #496FC0 #5F49C0

triadic

#496FC0 #C0496F #6FC049

tetradic

#496FC0 #C049AB #C09A49 #49C05F

square

#496FC0 #C049AB #C09A49 #49C05F

split-complementary

#496FC0 #C05F49 #ABC049

monochromatic

#253B6A #345497 #496FC0 #7693D0 #A4B7DF

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.86

#496FC0 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.32

#496FC0 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #496FC0

4.86:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##496FC0	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##496FC0	1.00	4.86	4.32	4.86
#FFFFFF	4.86	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.32	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	4.86	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#4B77C3

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#396CBE

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#00818E

Achromatopsia (no color)

#717171

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #496fc0;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(73, 111, 192);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(55.3% 0.133 263.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8697d3',
    500: '#496fc0',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #496fc0;
$custom-light: #8697d3;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#496fc0",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 73,
    "g": 111,
    "b": 192
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 220.84,
    "s": 48.571,
    "l": 51.961
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.55349,
    "c": 0.13341,
    "h": 263.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.16591
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#496FC0

secondary

#CCBC98

accent

#AD50D8

background

#F8F9FD

surface

#F0F2FA

border

#CBCCD3

text

#0C0D14

muted

#7D7E83

Preview Lab

Preview with #496FC0

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

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