#496EB8#496EB8
#496EB8 is a mid, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.160; OKLCH L 54.6% C 0.123 H 262.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 4.99:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #496EB8 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(73, 110, 184) |
| HSL | hsl(220, 44%, 50%) |
| HSV | hsv(220, 60%, 72%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(60.3%, 40.2%, 0%, 27.8%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(47.01, 9.96, -43.09) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(47.01, 44.22, 283.02°) |
| OKLab | oklab(54.64% -0.0153 -0.1224) |
| OKLCH | oklch(54.64% 0.123 262.9) |
| XYZ | xyz(16.9723, 16.0276, 47.5373) |
| Luminance | 0.1603 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | blue |
Closest named colors
French Blue
#436BAD
ΔE00 2.00
Medium Blue
#2C6FBB
ΔE00 4.24
Cornflower Blue
#5170D7
ΔE00 4.47
Mid Blue
#276AB3
ΔE00 4.79
Flat Blue
#3C73A8
ΔE00 4.89
Royal Blue
#4169E1
ΔE00 5.23
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#496EB8 #B89349
analogous
#49A6B8 #496EB8 #5B49B8
triadic
#496EB8 #B8496E #6EB849
tetradic
#496EB8 #B849A6 #B89349 #49B85B
square
#496EB8 #B849A6 #B89349 #49B85B
split-complementary
#496EB8 #B85B49 #A6B849
monochromatic
#263961 #37548D #496EB8 #7591C9 #A1B4DA
Accessibility & contrast
On white
4.99
#496EB8 on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
4.21
#496EB8 on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #496EB8
4.99:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##496EB8 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##496EB8 | 1.00 | 4.99 | 4.21 | 4.99 |
| #FFFFFF | 4.99 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 4.21 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 4.99 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#4E75BB
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#3F6BB6
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#007F8A
Achromatopsia (no color)
#6F6F6F
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #496eb8; /* rgb */ color: rgb(73, 110, 184); /* oklch */ color: oklch(54.6% 0.123 262.9);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#8597ce',
500: '#496eb8',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #496eb8; $custom-light: #8597ce; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#496eb8",
"rgb": {
"r": 73,
"g": 110,
"b": 184
},
"hsl": {
"h": 220,
"s": 43.874,
"l": 50.392
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.54641,
"c": 0.1234,
"h": 262.9
},
"luminance": 0.16029
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#496EB8
secondary
#C7B796
accent
#A954D4
background
#F8F9FC
surface
#F0F2F9
border
#CBCCD2
text
#0C0D13
muted
#7D7E82