#496573#496573

#496573 is a mid, muted cyan. Relative luminance 0.120; OKLCH L 49.0% C 0.040 H 230.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.19:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#496573
RGB	rgb(73, 101, 115)
HSL	hsl(200, 22%, 37%)
HSV	hsv(200, 37%, 45%)
CMYK	cmyk(36.5%, 12.2%, 0%, 54.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(41.15, -6.48, -11.17)
CIE-LCH	lch(41.15, 12.91, 239.87°)
OKLab	oklab(49.01% -0.0255 -0.0306)
OKLCH	oklch(49.01% 0.04 230.2)
XYZ	xyz(10.4948, 11.9611, 17.9721)
Luminance	0.1196 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#496573 #735749

analogous

#49736C #496573 #495073

triadic

#496573 #734965 #657349

tetradic

#496573 #6C4973 #735749 #507349

square

#496573 #6C4973 #735749 #507349

split-complementary

#496573 #734950 #736C49

monochromatic

#192328 #31444E #496573 #618698 #85A3B1

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.19

#496573 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.39

#496573 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #496573

6.19:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##496573	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##496573	1.00	6.19	3.39	6.19
#FFFFFF	6.19	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.39	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.19	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#5E6474

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#585F73

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#3A6969

Achromatopsia (no color)

#616161

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #496573;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(73, 101, 115);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(49.0% 0.040 230.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#7d909b',
    500: '#496573',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #496573;
$custom-light: #7d909b;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#496573",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 73,
    "g": 101,
    "b": 115
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 200,
    "s": 22.34,
    "l": 36.863
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.49011,
    "c": 0.03989,
    "h": 230.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.11962
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#496573

secondary

#9E867A

accent

#8669BF

background

#F7F8F9

surface

#EEF0F2

border

#C9CBCC

text

#0A0C0E

muted

#7C7D7E

Preview Lab

Preview with #496573

Body copy rendered with the generated semantic roles for this colour.

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