#496FC2#496FC2

#496FC2 is a mid, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.167; OKLCH L 55.5% C 0.136 H 264.0°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 4.84:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#496FC2
RGB	rgb(73, 111, 194)
HSL	hsl(221, 50%, 52%)
HSV	hsv(221, 62%, 76%)
CMYK	cmyk(62.4%, 42.8%, 0%, 23.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(47.85, 12.79, -47.52)
CIE-LCH	lch(47.85, 49.21, 285.06°)
OKLab	oklab(55.47% -0.0143 -0.1354)
OKLCH	oklch(55.47% 0.136 264)
XYZ	xyz(18.1663, 16.6788, 53.2905)
Luminance	0.1668 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#496FC2 #C29C49

analogous

#49ABC2 #496FC2 #6049C2

triadic

#496FC2 #C2496F #6FC249

tetradic

#496FC2 #C249AB #C29C49 #49C260

square

#496FC2 #C249AB #C29C49 #49C260

split-complementary

#496FC2 #C26049 #ABC249

monochromatic

#243B6C #34549A #496FC2 #7793D1 #A5B8E1

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.84

#496FC2 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.34

#496FC2 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #496FC2

4.84:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##496FC2	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##496FC2	1.00	4.84	4.34	4.84
#FFFFFF	4.84	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.34	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	4.84	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#4977C5

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#376CC0

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#00828F

Achromatopsia (no color)

#727272

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #496fc2;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(73, 111, 194);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(55.5% 0.136 264.0);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8797d5',
    500: '#496fc2',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #496fc2;
$custom-light: #8797d5;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#496fc2",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 73,
    "g": 111,
    "b": 194
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 221.157,
    "s": 49.794,
    "l": 52.353
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.55474,
    "c": 0.1362,
    "h": 264
  },
  "luminance": 0.1668
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#496FC2

secondary

#CEBD99

accent

#AE4ED9

background

#F8F9FD

surface

#F0F2FA

border

#CBCCD3

text

#0C0D14

muted

#7D7E83

Preview Lab

Preview with #496FC2

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

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