#496FD9#496FD9

#496FD9 is a mid, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.178; OKLCH L 57.0% C 0.168 H 266.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 4.61:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#496FD9
RGB	rgb(73, 111, 217)
HSL	hsl(224, 65%, 57%)
HSV	hsv(224, 66%, 85%)
CMYK	cmyk(66.4%, 48.8%, 0%, 14.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(49.24, 20.82, -58.43)
CIE-LCH	lch(49.24, 62.03, 289.61°)
OKLab	oklab(56.99% -0.0108 -0.1675)
OKLCH	oklch(56.99% 0.168 266.3)
XYZ	xyz(20.9521, 17.7931, 67.9624)
Luminance	0.1779 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#496FD9 #D9B349

analogous

#49B7D9 #496FD9 #6B49D9

triadic

#496FD9 #D9496F #6FD949

tetradic

#496FD9 #D949B7 #D9B349 #49D96B

square

#496FD9 #D949B7 #D9B349 #49D96B

split-complementary

#496FD9 #D96B49 #B7D949

monochromatic

#1D3A8B #284FBD #496FD9 #7C97E4 #AEBFEE

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.61

#496FD9 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.56

#496FD9 on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #496FD9

4.61:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##496FD9	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##496FD9	1.00	4.61	4.56	4.61
#FFFFFF	4.61	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.56	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	4.61	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#357CDD

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0A6FD7

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#00889A

Achromatopsia (no color)

#757575

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #496fd9;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(73, 111, 217);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(57.0% 0.168 266.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8b97e5',
    500: '#496fd9',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #496fd9;
$custom-light: #8b97e5;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#496fd9",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 73,
    "g": 111,
    "b": 217
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 224.167,
    "s": 65.455,
    "l": 56.863
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.56988,
    "c": 0.16787,
    "h": 266.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.17795
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#496FD9

secondary

#DCCDA2

accent

#BC3FE8

background

#F9F9FE

surface

#F1F2FC

border

#CBCCD5

text

#0D0D16

muted

#7E7E84

Preview Lab

Preview with #496FD9

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

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