#496BC6#496BC6
#496BC6 is a mid, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.160; OKLCH L 54.9% C 0.147 H 266.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.00:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #496BC6 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(73, 107, 198) |
| HSL | hsl(224, 52%, 53%) |
| HSV | hsv(224, 63%, 78%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(63.1%, 46%, 0%, 22.4%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(46.98, 16.68, -51.21) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(46.98, 53.86, 288.04°) |
| OKLab | oklab(54.88% -0.0095 -0.1463) |
| OKLCH | oklch(54.88% 0.147 266.3) |
| XYZ | xyz(18.1949, 16.0074, 55.5460) |
| Luminance | 0.1601 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | blue |
Closest named colors
Cornflower Blue
#5170D7
ΔE00 3.10
Royal Blue
#4169E1
ΔE00 3.35
French Blue
#436BAD
ΔE00 3.61
Cerulean Blue
#056EEE
ΔE00 5.50
Medium Blue
#2C6FBB
ΔE00 5.59
Mid Blue
#276AB3
ΔE00 6.03
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#496BC6 #C6A449
analogous
#49A9C6 #496BC6 #6549C6
triadic
#496BC6 #C6496B #6BC649
tetradic
#496BC6 #C649A9 #C6A449 #49C665
square
#496BC6 #C649A9 #C6A449 #49C665
split-complementary
#496BC6 #C66549 #A9C649
monochromatic
#233971 #3250A0 #496BC6 #7891D5 #A6B7E3
Accessibility & contrast
On white
5.00
#496BC6 on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
4.20
#496BC6 on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #496BC6
5.00:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##496BC6 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##496BC6 | 1.00 | 5.00 | 4.20 | 5.00 |
| #FFFFFF | 5.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 4.20 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 5.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#3F75C9
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#296AC4
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00808F
Achromatopsia (no color)
#6F6F6F
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #496bc6; /* rgb */ color: rgb(73, 107, 198); /* oklch */ color: oklch(54.9% 0.147 266.3);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#8794d8',
500: '#496bc6',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #496bc6; $custom-light: #8794d8; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#496bc6",
"rgb": {
"r": 73,
"g": 107,
"b": 198
},
"hsl": {
"h": 223.68,
"s": 52.301,
"l": 53.137
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.54883,
"c": 0.14665,
"h": 266.3
},
"luminance": 0.16009
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#496BC6
secondary
#D0C29A
accent
#B54CDC
background
#F8F9FD
surface
#F0F1FA
border
#CBCBD3
text
#0C0D14
muted
#7D7E83