#496FC9#496FC9

#496FC9 is a mid, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.170; OKLCH L 55.9% C 0.146 H 264.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 4.77:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#496FC9
RGB	rgb(73, 111, 201)
HSL	hsl(222, 54%, 54%)
HSV	hsv(222, 64%, 79%)
CMYK	cmyk(63.7%, 44.8%, 0%, 21.2%)
CIE-LAB	lab(48.26, 15.22, -50.89)
CIE-LCH	lch(48.26, 53.12, 286.65°)
OKLab	oklab(55.92% -0.0131 -0.1453)
OKLCH	oklch(55.92% 0.146 264.9)
XYZ	xyz(18.9711, 17.0007, 57.5287)
Luminance	0.1700 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

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Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#496FC9 #C9A349

analogous

#49AFC9 #496FC9 #6349C9

triadic

#496FC9 #C9496F #6FC949

tetradic

#496FC9 #C949AF #C9A349 #49C963

square

#496FC9 #C949AF #C9A349 #49C963

split-complementary

#496FC9 #C96349 #AFC949

monochromatic

#233B75 #3153A4 #496FC9 #7894D7 #A7BAE5

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.77

#496FC9 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.40

#496FC9 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #496FC9

4.77:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##496FC9	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##496FC9	1.00	4.77	4.40	4.77
#FFFFFF	4.77	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.40	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	4.77	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#4479CC

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#2F6DC7

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#008492

Achromatopsia (no color)

#737373

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #496fc9;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(73, 111, 201);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(55.9% 0.146 264.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8897da',
    500: '#496fc9',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #496fc9;
$custom-light: #8897da;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#496fc9",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 73,
    "g": 111,
    "b": 201
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 222.188,
    "s": 54.237,
    "l": 53.725
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.55919,
    "c": 0.14593,
    "h": 264.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.17002
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#496FC9

secondary

#D2C29C

accent

#B24ADE

background

#F8F9FD

surface

#F0F2FB

border

#CBCCD4

text

#0C0D15

muted

#7D7E83

Preview Lab

Preview with #496FC9

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

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