#496FDF#496FDF

#496FDF is a mid, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.181; OKLCH L 57.4% C 0.176 H 266.7°. Best body text is #000000 at 4.62:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#496FDF
RGB	rgb(73, 111, 223)
HSL	hsl(225, 70%, 58%)
HSV	hsv(225, 67%, 87%)
CMYK	cmyk(67.3%, 50.2%, 0%, 12.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(49.63, 22.92, -61.21)
CIE-LCH	lch(49.63, 65.36, 290.53°)
OKLab	oklab(57.4% -0.0101 -0.1757)
OKLCH	oklch(57.4% 0.176 266.7)
XYZ	xyz(21.7468, 18.1109, 72.1474)
Luminance	0.1811 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

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Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#496FDF #DFB949

analogous

#49BADF #496FDF #6E49DF

triadic

#496FDF #DF496F #6FDF49

tetradic

#496FDF #DF49BA #DFB949 #49DF6E

square

#496FDF #DF49BA #DFB949 #49DF6E

split-complementary

#496FDF #DF6E49 #BADF49

monochromatic

#1A3994 #234DC8 #496FDF #7D98E8 #B1C1F1

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.54

#496FDF on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.62

#496FDF on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #496FDF

4.62:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##496FDF	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##496FDF	1.00	4.54	4.62	4.62
#FFFFFF	4.54	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	4.62	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	4.62	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#2D7DE3

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0070DD

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#00899C

Achromatopsia (no color)

#767676

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #496fdf;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(73, 111, 223);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(57.4% 0.176 266.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8c97ea',
    500: '#496fdf',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #496fdf;
$custom-light: #8c97ea;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#496fdf",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 73,
    "g": 111,
    "b": 223
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 224.8,
    "s": 70.093,
    "l": 58.039
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.57405,
    "c": 0.17597,
    "h": 266.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.18113
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#496FDF

secondary

#E0D1A4

accent

#C03BED

background

#F9F9FE

surface

#F2F2FD

border

#CCCCD5

text

#0D0D16

muted

#7E7E84

Preview Lab

Preview with #496FDF

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

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