#496FCF#496FCF

#496FCF is a mid, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.173; OKLCH L 56.3% C 0.154 H 265.5°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 4.71:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#496FCF
RGB	rgb(73, 111, 207)
HSL	hsl(223, 58%, 55%)
HSV	hsv(223, 65%, 81%)
CMYK	cmyk(64.7%, 46.4%, 0%, 18.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(48.62, 17.31, -53.74)
CIE-LCH	lch(48.62, 56.46, 287.86°)
OKLab	oklab(56.31% -0.0121 -0.1537)
OKLCH	oklch(56.31% 0.154 265.5)
XYZ	xyz(19.6907, 17.2885, 61.3187)
Luminance	0.1729 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

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Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#496FCF #CFA949

analogous

#49B2CF #496FCF #6649CF

triadic

#496FCF #CF496F #6FCF49

tetradic

#496FCF #CF49B2 #CFA949 #49CF66

square

#496FCF #CF49B2 #CFA949 #49CF66

split-complementary

#496FCF #CF6649 #B2CF49

monochromatic

#213B7D #2E52AD #496FCF #7995DC #AABCE9

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.71

#496FCF on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.46

#496FCF on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #496FCF

4.71:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##496FCF	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##496FCF	1.00	4.71	4.46	4.71
#FFFFFF	4.71	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.46	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	4.71	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#3F7AD3

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#266ECD

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#008595

Achromatopsia (no color)

#737373

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #496fcf;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(73, 111, 207);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(56.3% 0.154 265.5);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8997de',
    500: '#496fcf',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #496fcf;
$custom-light: #8997de;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#496fcf",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 73,
    "g": 111,
    "b": 207
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 222.985,
    "s": 58.261,
    "l": 54.902
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.56312,
    "c": 0.15421,
    "h": 265.5
  },
  "luminance": 0.1729
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#496FCF

secondary

#D6C69E

accent

#B546E1

background

#F9F9FD

surface

#F1F2FB

border

#CBCCD4

text

#0D0D15

muted

#7E7E83

Preview Lab

Preview with #496FCF

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

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