#496BBD

Closest named color: French Blue (#436BAD). oklch(54.3% 0.134 265.3), rgb(73, 107, 189).

White text reads best on this color (5.09:1).

About this color

#496BBD is a medium-dark, moderately saturated blue. In OKLCH its lightness is 54%, its chroma 0.134 and its hue 265°. Its hue sits on the cool side of the wheel. The nearest named color is French Blue (#436BAD), ΔE 0.027 away. White text reads best on it, at 5.09:1.

Hue family	Blues
Lightness	medium-dark (54%)
Chroma	moderately saturated (0.134)
Temperature	cool
Nearest name	French Blue (#436BAD)
Black text	4.12:1
White text	5.09:1

Values

HEX	#496BBD
RGB	rgb(73, 107, 189)
HSL	hsl(222, 47%, 51%)
OKLCH	oklch(54.3% 0.134 265.3)

Contrast

WCAG 2 contrast ratios are the conformance target: AA needs 4.5:1 for body text and 3:1 for large text, AAA needs 7:1. APCA Lc values are supplementary guidance from the WCAG 3 drafts.

Pair	WCAG 2	Result	APCA	APCA guidance
White text on #496BBD	5.09:1	AA	Lc -80.3	Fine for body text
Black text on #496BBD	4.12:1	AA large text	Lc 29.1	Dividers and decoration only
#496BBD text on white	5.09:1	AA	Lc 74.9	Content text, not long reading
#496BBD text on black	4.12:1	AA large text	Lc -26.8	Dividers and decoration only

Tints and shades

A 50–950 scale built in OKLCH: the hue is held, lightness follows a Tailwind v4-like curve, and every step is kept inside the sRGB gamut. This color sits at step 600.

Step 50
50

#F3F5FB

oklch(97% 0.008 271.3)
Step 100
100

#E4EAF6

oklch(93.6% 0.017 264.5)
Step 200
200

#CED9F0

oklch(88.4% 0.034 265.2)
Step 300
300

#AEC1E9

oklch(81% 0.06 265.1)
Step 400
400

#839FDD

oklch(70.6% 0.097 265.3)
Step 500
500

#6587D4

oklch(63.2% 0.123 265)
Step 600
600 (this color)

#496BBD

oklch(54.3% 0.134 265.3)
Step 700
700

#3E5CA7

oklch(49% 0.125 265.6)
Step 800
800

#334C87

oklch(42.7% 0.103 265.1)
Step 900
900

#2D406C

oklch(37.8% 0.079 265.2)
Step 950
950

#1A253F

oklch(26.8% 0.051 265.7)

Export this scale for Tailwind in the Tailwind colors tool

#496BBD with color blindness

Simulated with the Machado et al. (2009) model. ΔE is how far the color moves: below about 0.02 you would not notice a change.

Vision	Seen as	Shift (ΔE)
Protanopia (no red cones)	#4674C0	0.024
Deuteranopia (no green cones)	#3569BB	0.022
Tritanopia (no blue cones)	#007D8B	0.114
Achromatopsia (no color)	#6E6E6E	0.134