#496FCD#496FCD

#496FCD is a mid, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.172; OKLCH L 56.2% C 0.151 H 265.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 4.73:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#496FCD
RGB	rgb(73, 111, 205)
HSL	hsl(223, 57%, 55%)
HSV	hsv(223, 64%, 80%)
CMYK	cmyk(64.4%, 45.9%, 0%, 19.6%)
CIE-LAB	lab(48.50, 16.61, -52.80)
CIE-LCH	lch(48.50, 55.35, 287.47°)
OKLab	oklab(56.18% -0.0124 -0.1509)
OKLCH	oklch(56.18% 0.151 265.3)
XYZ	xyz(19.4477, 17.1913, 60.0391)
Luminance	0.1719 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

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Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#496FCD #CDA749

analogous

#49B1CD #496FCD #6549CD

triadic

#496FCD #CD496F #6FCD49

tetradic

#496FCD #CD49B1 #CDA749 #49CD65

square

#496FCD #CD49B1 #CDA749 #49CD65

split-complementary

#496FCD #CD6549 #B1CD49

monochromatic

#223B7A #2F52AA #496FCD #7995DA #A9BBE7

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.73

#496FCD on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.44

#496FCD on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #496FCD

4.73:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##496FCD	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##496FCD	1.00	4.73	4.44	4.73
#FFFFFF	4.73	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.44	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	4.73	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#417AD1

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#296ECB

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#008594

Achromatopsia (no color)

#737373

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #496fcd;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(73, 111, 205);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(56.2% 0.151 265.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8997dd',
    500: '#496fcd',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #496fcd;
$custom-light: #8997dd;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#496fcd",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 73,
    "g": 111,
    "b": 205
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 222.727,
    "s": 56.897,
    "l": 54.51
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.5618,
    "c": 0.15145,
    "h": 265.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.17193
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#496FCD

secondary

#D5C59D

accent

#B448E0

background

#F8F9FD

surface

#F0F2FB

border

#CBCCD4

text

#0D0D15

muted

#7D7E83

Preview Lab

Preview with #496FCD

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

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