#496BE5#496BE5
#496BE5 is a mid, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.176; OKLCH L 57.0% C 0.189 H 268.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 4.65:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #496BE5 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(73, 107, 229) |
| HSL | hsl(227, 75%, 59%) |
| HSV | hsv(227, 68%, 90%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(68.1%, 53.3%, 0%, 10.2%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(48.99, 27.53, -65.62) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(48.99, 71.16, 292.76°) |
| OKLab | oklab(57.05% -0.0062 -0.1887) |
| OKLCH | oklch(57.05% 0.189 268.1) |
| XYZ | xyz(22.1433, 17.5868, 76.3412) |
| Luminance | 0.1759 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | blue |
Closest named colors
Royal Blue
#4169E1
ΔE00 1.32
Cornflower Blue
#5170D7
ΔE00 2.34
Bright Blue
#0165FC
ΔE00 3.84
Cerulean Blue
#056EEE
ΔE00 4.63
Azul
#1D5DEC
ΔE00 5.06
Deep Sky Blue
#0D75F8
ΔE00 5.85
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#496BE5 #E5C349
analogous
#49B9E5 #496BE5 #7549E5
triadic
#496BE5 #E5496B #6BE549
tetradic
#496BE5 #E549B9 #E5C349 #49E575
square
#496BE5 #E549B9 #E5C349 #49E575
split-complementary
#496BE5 #E57549 #B9E549
monochromatic
#16349D #1E45D3 #496BE5 #7F97ED #B4C2F4
Accessibility & contrast
On white
4.65
#496BE5 on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
4.52
#496BE5 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #496BE5
4.65:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##496BE5 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##496BE5 | 1.00 | 4.65 | 4.52 | 4.65 |
| #FFFFFF | 4.65 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 4.52 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 4.65 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#0E7CE9
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#006EE3
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00889E
Achromatopsia (no color)
#747474
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #496be5; /* rgb */ color: rgb(73, 107, 229); /* oklch */ color: oklch(57.0% 0.189 268.1);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#8d94ee',
500: '#496be5',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #496be5; $custom-light: #8d94ee; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#496be5",
"rgb": {
"r": 73,
"g": 107,
"b": 229
},
"hsl": {
"h": 226.923,
"s": 75,
"l": 59.216
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.57049,
"c": 0.18883,
"h": 268.1
},
"luminance": 0.17589
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#496BE5
secondary
#E3D6A6
accent
#C936F2
background
#F9F9FE
surface
#F2F1FD
border
#CCCBD5
text
#0E0D16
muted
#7E7E84