#496FD1#496FD1
#496FD1 is a mid, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.174; OKLCH L 56.4% C 0.157 H 265.7°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 4.69:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #496FD1 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(73, 111, 209) |
| HSL | hsl(223, 60%, 55%) |
| HSV | hsv(223, 65%, 82%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(65.1%, 46.9%, 0%, 18%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(48.74, 18.01, -54.69) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(48.74, 57.58, 288.23°) |
| OKLab | oklab(56.45% -0.0118 -0.1565) |
| OKLCH | oklch(56.45% 0.157 265.7) |
| XYZ | xyz(19.9367, 17.3869, 62.6146) |
| Luminance | 0.1739 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | blue |
Closest named colors
Cornflower Blue
#5170D7
ΔE00 1.61
Royal Blue
#4169E1
ΔE00 2.76
Cerulean Blue
#056EEE
ΔE00 4.29
French Blue
#436BAD
ΔE00 4.91
Deep Sky Blue
#0D75F8
ΔE00 5.54
Bright Blue
#0165FC
ΔE00 5.62
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#496FD1 #D1AB49
analogous
#49B3D1 #496FD1 #6749D1
triadic
#496FD1 #D1496F #6FD149
tetradic
#496FD1 #D149B3 #D1AB49 #49D167
square
#496FD1 #D149B3 #D1AB49 #49D167
split-complementary
#496FD1 #D16749 #B3D149
monochromatic
#203B7F #2D51B0 #496FD1 #7A96DD #ABBCEA
Accessibility & contrast
On white
4.69
#496FD1 on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
4.48
#496FD1 on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #496FD1
4.69:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##496FD1 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##496FD1 | 1.00 | 4.69 | 4.48 | 4.69 |
| #FFFFFF | 4.69 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 4.48 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 4.69 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#3D7AD5
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#226ECF
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#008696
Achromatopsia (no color)
#747474
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #496fd1; /* rgb */ color: rgb(73, 111, 209); /* oklch */ color: oklch(56.4% 0.157 265.7);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#8997e0',
500: '#496fd1',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #496fd1; $custom-light: #8997e0; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#496fd1",
"rgb": {
"r": 73,
"g": 111,
"b": 209
},
"hsl": {
"h": 223.235,
"s": 59.649,
"l": 55.294
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.56445,
"c": 0.15695,
"h": 265.7
},
"luminance": 0.17389
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#496FD1
secondary
#D7C79E
accent
#B745E3
background
#F9F9FD
surface
#F1F2FB
border
#CBCCD4
text
#0D0D15
muted
#7E7E83