#496FCE#496FCE

#496FCE is a mid, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.172; OKLCH L 56.2% C 0.153 H 265.4°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 4.72:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#496FCE
RGB	rgb(73, 111, 206)
HSL	hsl(223, 58%, 55%)
HSV	hsv(223, 65%, 81%)
CMYK	cmyk(64.6%, 46.1%, 0%, 19.2%)
CIE-LAB	lab(48.56, 16.96, -53.27)
CIE-LCH	lch(48.56, 55.91, 287.66°)
OKLab	oklab(56.25% -0.0123 -0.1523)
OKLCH	oklch(56.25% 0.153 265.4)
XYZ	xyz(19.5688, 17.2398, 60.6769)
Luminance	0.1724 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

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Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#496FCE #CEA849

analogous

#49B2CE #496FCE #6549CE

triadic

#496FCE #CE496F #6FCE49

tetradic

#496FCE #CE49B2 #CEA849 #49CE65

square

#496FCE #CE49B2 #CEA849 #49CE65

split-complementary

#496FCE #CE6549 #B2CE49

monochromatic

#213B7B #2E52AC #496FCE #7995DB #A9BBE8

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.72

#496FCE on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.45

#496FCE on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #496FCE

4.72:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##496FCE	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##496FCE	1.00	4.72	4.45	4.72
#FFFFFF	4.72	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.45	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	4.72	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#407AD2

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#276ECC

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#008594

Achromatopsia (no color)

#737373

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #496fce;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(73, 111, 206);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(56.2% 0.153 265.4);

Tailwind

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

SCSS

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

JSON

{
  "hex": "#496fce",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 73,
    "g": 111,
    "b": 206
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 222.857,
    "s": 57.576,
    "l": 54.706
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.56246,
    "c": 0.15283,
    "h": 265.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.17242
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#496FCE

secondary

#D5C59D

accent

#B547E1

background

#F8F9FD

surface

#F0F2FB

border

#CBCCD4

text

#0D0D15

muted

#7D7E83

Preview Lab

Preview with #496FCE

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

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