#496CE6#496CE6
#496CE6 is a mid, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.179; OKLCH L 57.3% C 0.189 H 267.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 4.59:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #496CE6 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(73, 108, 230) |
| HSL | hsl(227, 76%, 59%) |
| HSV | hsv(227, 68%, 90%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(68.3%, 53%, 0%, 9.8%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(49.32, 27.25, -65.66) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(49.32, 71.09, 292.54°) |
| OKLab | oklab(57.32% -0.0069 -0.1888) |
| OKLCH | oklch(57.32% 0.189 267.9) |
| XYZ | xyz(22.3882, 17.8526, 77.1136) |
| Luminance | 0.1785 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | blue |
Closest named colors
Royal Blue
#4169E1
ΔE00 1.55
Cornflower Blue
#5170D7
ΔE00 2.21
Bright Blue
#0165FC
ΔE00 3.91
Cerulean Blue
#056EEE
ΔE00 4.48
Azul
#1D5DEC
ΔE00 5.34
Deep Sky Blue
#0D75F8
ΔE00 5.56
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#496CE6 #E6C349
analogous
#49BBE6 #496CE6 #7549E6
triadic
#496CE6 #E6496C #6CE649
tetradic
#496CE6 #E649BB #E6C349 #49E675
square
#496CE6 #E649BB #E6C349 #49E675
split-complementary
#496CE6 #E67549 #BBE649
monochromatic
#16349F #1D46D5 #496CE6 #7F97ED #B5C3F5
Accessibility & contrast
On white
4.59
#496CE6 on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
4.57
#496CE6 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #496CE6
4.59:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##496CE6 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##496CE6 | 1.00 | 4.59 | 4.57 | 4.59 |
| #FFFFFF | 4.59 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 4.57 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 4.59 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#127DEA
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#006EE4
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00899F
Achromatopsia (no color)
#757575
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #496ce6; /* rgb */ color: rgb(73, 108, 230); /* oklch */ color: oklch(57.3% 0.189 267.9);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#8d95ef',
500: '#496ce6',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #496ce6; $custom-light: #8d95ef; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#496ce6",
"rgb": {
"r": 73,
"g": 108,
"b": 230
},
"hsl": {
"h": 226.624,
"s": 75.845,
"l": 59.412
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.57316,
"c": 0.18895,
"h": 267.9
},
"luminance": 0.17855
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#496CE6
secondary
#E4D6A7
accent
#C835F2
background
#F9F9FE
surface
#F2F1FD
border
#CCCBD5
text
#0E0D16
muted
#7E7E84