#496FCC#496FCC

#496FCC is a mid, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.171; OKLCH L 56.1% C 0.150 H 265.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 4.74:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#496FCC
RGB	rgb(73, 111, 204)
HSL	hsl(223, 56%, 54%)
HSV	hsv(223, 64%, 80%)
CMYK	cmyk(64.2%, 45.6%, 0%, 20%)
CIE-LAB	lab(48.44, 16.26, -52.32)
CIE-LCH	lch(48.44, 54.79, 287.27°)
OKLab	oklab(56.12% -0.0126 -0.1495)
OKLCH	oklch(56.12% 0.15 265.2)
XYZ	xyz(19.3274, 17.1432, 59.4055)
Luminance	0.1714 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#496FCC #CCA649

analogous

#49B1CC #496FCC #6549CC

triadic

#496FCC #CC496F #6FCC49

tetradic

#496FCC #CC49B1 #CCA649 #49CC65

square

#496FCC #CC49B1 #CCA649 #49CC65

split-complementary

#496FCC #CC6549 #B1CC49

monochromatic

#223B79 #2F52A9 #496FCC #7995D9 #A9BBE7

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.74

#496FCC on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.43

#496FCC on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #496FCC

4.74:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##496FCC	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##496FCC	1.00	4.74	4.43	4.74
#FFFFFF	4.74	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.43	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	4.74	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#4279CF

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#2A6DCA

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#008493

Achromatopsia (no color)

#737373

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #496fcc;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(73, 111, 204);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(56.1% 0.150 265.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8897dc',
    500: '#496fcc',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #496fcc;
$custom-light: #8897dc;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#496fcc",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 73,
    "g": 111,
    "b": 204
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 222.595,
    "s": 56.223,
    "l": 54.314
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.56115,
    "c": 0.15007,
    "h": 265.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.17145
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#496FCC

secondary

#D4C49D

accent

#B448E0

background

#F8F9FD

surface

#F0F2FB

border

#CBCCD4

text

#0D0D15

muted

#7D7E83

Preview Lab

Preview with #496FCC

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

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