#496FE4#496FE4
#496FE4 is a mid, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.184; OKLCH L 57.8% C 0.183 H 267.0°. Best body text is #000000 at 4.68:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #496FE4 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(73, 111, 228) |
| HSL | hsl(225, 74%, 59%) |
| HSV | hsv(225, 68%, 89%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(68%, 51.3%, 0%, 10.6%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(49.96, 24.68, -63.49) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(49.96, 68.12, 291.24°) |
| OKLab | oklab(57.76% -0.0096 -0.1824) |
| OKLCH | oklch(57.76% 0.183 267) |
| XYZ | xyz(22.4308, 18.3846, 75.7502) |
| Luminance | 0.1839 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | blue |
Closest named colors
Cornflower Blue
#5170D7
ΔE00 1.67
Royal Blue
#4169E1
ΔE00 2.18
Cerulean Blue
#056EEE
ΔE00 4.05
Bright Blue
#0165FC
ΔE00 4.44
Deep Sky Blue
#0D75F8
ΔE00 4.79
Lightish Blue
#3D7AFD
ΔE00 4.94
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#496FE4 #E4BE49
analogous
#49BDE4 #496FE4 #7149E4
triadic
#496FE4 #E4496F #6FE449
tetradic
#496FE4 #E449BD #E4BE49 #49E471
square
#496FE4 #E449BD #E4BE49 #49E471
split-complementary
#496FE4 #E47149 #BDE449
monochromatic
#17389C #1F4BD1 #496FE4 #7E99EC #B4C3F4
Accessibility & contrast
On white
4.49
#496FE4 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
4.68
#496FE4 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #496FE4
4.68:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##496FE4 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##496FE4 | 1.00 | 4.49 | 4.68 | 4.68 |
| #FFFFFF | 4.49 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 4.68 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 4.68 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#257EE8
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#0070E2
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#008B9F
Achromatopsia (no color)
#777777
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #496fe4; /* rgb */ color: rgb(73, 111, 228); /* oklch */ color: oklch(57.8% 0.183 267.0);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#8d97ed',
500: '#496fe4',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #496fe4; $custom-light: #8d97ed; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#496fe4",
"rgb": {
"r": 73,
"g": 111,
"b": 228
},
"hsl": {
"h": 225.29,
"s": 74.163,
"l": 59.02
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.57759,
"c": 0.18266,
"h": 267
},
"luminance": 0.18387
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#496FE4
secondary
#E3D4A6
accent
#C337F1
background
#F9F9FE
surface
#F2F2FD
border
#CCCCD5
text
#0E0D16
muted
#7E7E84