#496DF8

A light, vivid blue closely aligning with Royalblue.

About #496DF8

At its core, #496DF8 is a light and vivid hue. It is closely associated with the named CSS color Royalblue. Its digital footprint relies on 73 parts red, 109 parts green, and 248 parts blue light.

If you are designing for print, the four-color process is what matters most. The color uses 71% Cyan, 56% Magenta, 0% Yellow, and 3% Black. With a hue angle of 227.7 degrees, it sits comfortably in the blue spectrum.

Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) dictate how we should use this color. Mathematical luminance calculations suggest that #000000 text provides the most optimal reading experience. Be sure to check our contrast matrix below to see exactly how it performs against common backgrounds.

Color Space Conversions

HEX#496DF8
RGB73, 109, 248
HSL227.7°, 92.6%, 62.9%
CMYK71%, 56%, 0%, 3%
HSV227.7°, 70.6%, 97.3%
LAB50.8, 32.9, -73.3
XYZ25.2, 19.1, 91.2
Decimal4812280

Color Harmonies

Complementary

Analogous

Triadic

Tints, Shades & Tones

Tints (Adding White)

Shades (Adding Black)

WCAG Contrast Accessibility

4.35:1
Text on #FFFFFF
AA Large
4.83:1
Text on #000000
AA
4.16:1
Text on #F8FAFC
AA Large
4.10:1
Text on #0F172A
AA Large

CSS Implementation

.bg-color { background-color: #496DF8; }
.text-color { color: #496DF8; }
.border-color { border: 2px solid #496DF8; }

Similar Colors

Royalblue
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