#496FCB#496FCB

#496FCB is a mid, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.171; OKLCH L 56.0% C 0.149 H 265.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 4.75:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#496FCB
RGB	rgb(73, 111, 203)
HSL	hsl(222, 56%, 54%)
HSV	hsv(222, 64%, 80%)
CMYK	cmyk(64%, 45.3%, 0%, 20.4%)
CIE-LAB	lab(48.38, 15.92, -51.85)
CIE-LCH	lch(48.38, 54.23, 287.07°)
OKLab	oklab(56.05% -0.0127 -0.1481)
OKLCH	oklch(56.05% 0.149 265.1)
XYZ	xyz(19.2078, 17.0954, 58.7758)
Luminance	0.1710 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#496FCB #CBA549

analogous

#49B0CB #496FCB #6449CB

triadic

#496FCB #CB496F #6FCB49

tetradic

#496FCB #CB49B0 #CBA549 #49CB64

square

#496FCB #CB49B0 #CBA549 #49CB64

split-complementary

#496FCB #CB6449 #B0CB49

monochromatic

#223B77 #3053A7 #496FCB #7995D9 #A8BAE6

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.75

#496FCB on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.42

#496FCB on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #496FCB

4.75:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##496FCB	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##496FCB	1.00	4.75	4.42	4.75
#FFFFFF	4.75	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.42	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	4.75	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#4279CE

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#2C6DC9

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#008493

Achromatopsia (no color)

#737373

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #496fcb;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(73, 111, 203);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(56.0% 0.149 265.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8897db',
    500: '#496fcb',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #496fcb;
$custom-light: #8897db;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#496fcb",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 73,
    "g": 111,
    "b": 203
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 222.462,
    "s": 55.556,
    "l": 54.118
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.56049,
    "c": 0.1487,
    "h": 265.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.17097
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#496FCB

secondary

#D4C39C

accent

#B349DF

background

#F8F9FD

surface

#F0F2FB

border

#CBCCD4

text

#0C0D15

muted

#7D7E83

Preview Lab

Preview with #496FCB

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

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