#496CE4#496CE4
#496CE4 is a mid, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.177; OKLCH L 57.2% C 0.186 H 267.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 4.62:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #496CE4 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(73, 108, 228) |
| HSL | hsl(226, 74%, 59%) |
| HSV | hsv(226, 68%, 89%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(68%, 52.6%, 0%, 10.6%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(49.18, 26.55, -64.75) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(49.18, 69.99, 292.30°) |
| OKLab | oklab(57.17% -0.0071 -0.1862) |
| OKLCH | oklch(57.17% 0.186 267.8) |
| XYZ | xyz(22.1090, 17.7409, 75.6429) |
| Luminance | 0.1774 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | blue |
Closest named colors
Royal Blue
#4169E1
ΔE00 1.40
Cornflower Blue
#5170D7
ΔE00 2.04
Bright Blue
#0165FC
ΔE00 3.98
Cerulean Blue
#056EEE
ΔE00 4.44
Azul
#1D5DEC
ΔE00 5.32
Deep Sky Blue
#0D75F8
ΔE00 5.58
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#496CE4 #E4C149
analogous
#49B9E4 #496CE4 #7449E4
triadic
#496CE4 #E4496C #6CE449
tetradic
#496CE4 #E449B9 #E4C149 #49E474
square
#496CE4 #E449B9 #E4C149 #49E474
split-complementary
#496CE4 #E47449 #B9E449
monochromatic
#17359C #1F47D1 #496CE4 #7E97EC #B4C2F4
Accessibility & contrast
On white
4.62
#496CE4 on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
4.55
#496CE4 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #496CE4
4.62:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##496CE4 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##496CE4 | 1.00 | 4.62 | 4.55 | 4.62 |
| #FFFFFF | 4.62 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 4.55 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 4.62 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#187CE8
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#006EE2
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00899E
Achromatopsia (no color)
#757575
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #496ce4; /* rgb */ color: rgb(73, 108, 228); /* oklch */ color: oklch(57.2% 0.186 267.8);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#8d95ed',
500: '#496ce4',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #496ce4; $custom-light: #8d95ed; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#496ce4",
"rgb": {
"r": 73,
"g": 108,
"b": 228
},
"hsl": {
"h": 226.452,
"s": 74.163,
"l": 59.02
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.5717,
"c": 0.18629,
"h": 267.8
},
"luminance": 0.17743
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#496CE4
secondary
#E3D5A6
accent
#C737F1
background
#F9F9FE
surface
#F2F1FD
border
#CCCBD5
text
#0E0D16
muted
#7E7E84