#496BE3#496BE3
#496BE3 is a mid, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.175; OKLCH L 56.9% C 0.186 H 268.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 4.67:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #496BE3 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(73, 107, 227) |
| HSL | hsl(227, 73%, 59%) |
| HSV | hsv(227, 68%, 89%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(67.8%, 52.9%, 0%, 11%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(48.85, 26.83, -64.72) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(48.85, 70.06, 292.51°) |
| OKLab | oklab(56.9% -0.0063 -0.1861) |
| OKLCH | oklch(56.9% 0.186 268.1) |
| XYZ | xyz(21.8657, 17.4758, 74.8790) |
| Luminance | 0.1748 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | blue |
Closest named colors
Royal Blue
#4169E1
ΔE00 1.16
Cornflower Blue
#5170D7
ΔE00 2.19
Bright Blue
#0165FC
ΔE00 3.92
Cerulean Blue
#056EEE
ΔE00 4.59
Azul
#1D5DEC
ΔE00 5.04
Deep Sky Blue
#0D75F8
ΔE00 5.88
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#496BE3 #E3C149
analogous
#49B8E3 #496BE3 #7449E3
triadic
#496BE3 #E3496B #6BE349
tetradic
#496BE3 #E349B8 #E3C149 #49E374
square
#496BE3 #E349B8 #E3C149 #49E374
split-complementary
#496BE3 #E37449 #B8E349
monochromatic
#18349A #2047CF #496BE3 #7E96EB #B3C1F3
Accessibility & contrast
On white
4.67
#496BE3 on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
4.50
#496BE3 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #496BE3
4.67:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##496BE3 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##496BE3 | 1.00 | 4.67 | 4.50 | 4.67 |
| #FFFFFF | 4.67 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 4.50 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 4.67 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#157BE7
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#006DE1
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00889D
Achromatopsia (no color)
#747474
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #496be3; /* rgb */ color: rgb(73, 107, 227); /* oklch */ color: oklch(56.9% 0.186 268.1);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#8d94ed',
500: '#496be3',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #496be3; $custom-light: #8d94ed; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#496be3",
"rgb": {
"r": 73,
"g": 107,
"b": 227
},
"hsl": {
"h": 226.753,
"s": 73.333,
"l": 58.824
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.56902,
"c": 0.18618,
"h": 268.1
},
"luminance": 0.17478
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#496BE3
secondary
#E2D5A6
accent
#C738F0
background
#F9F9FE
surface
#F2F1FD
border
#CCCBD5
text
#0E0D16
muted
#7E7E84