#496990#496990

#496990 is a mid, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.135; OKLCH L 51.3% C 0.073 H 253.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.67:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#496990
RGB	rgb(73, 105, 144)
HSL	hsl(213, 33%, 43%)
HSV	hsv(213, 49%, 56%)
CMYK	cmyk(49.3%, 27.1%, 0%, 43.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(43.55, -0.20, -24.98)
CIE-LCH	lch(43.55, 24.98, 269.54°)
OKLab	oklab(51.3% -0.0201 -0.0698)
OKLCH	oklch(51.3% 0.073 253.9)
XYZ	xyz(12.8316, 13.5323, 28.3160)
Luminance	0.1353 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#496990 #907049

analogous

#498C90 #496990 #4D4990

triadic

#496990 #904969 #699049

tetradic

#496990 #90498C #907049 #49904D

square

#496990 #90498C #907049 #49904D

split-complementary

#496990 #904D49 #8C9049

monochromatic

#202E3F #344B67 #496990 #6587B1 #8EA7C6

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.67

#496990 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.71

#496990 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #496990

5.67:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##496990	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##496990	1.00	5.67	3.71	5.67
#FFFFFF	5.67	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.71	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.67	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#5A6B92

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#51648F

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#2A7276

Achromatopsia (no color)

#676767

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #496990;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(73, 105, 144);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(51.3% 0.073 253.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8093b0',
    500: '#496990',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #496990;
$custom-light: #8093b0;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#496990",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 73,
    "g": 105,
    "b": 144
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 212.958,
    "s": 32.719,
    "l": 42.549
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.51295,
    "c": 0.07267,
    "h": 253.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.13533
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#496990

secondary

#B19D83

accent

#995FC9

background

#F8F9FA

surface

#EFF1F5

border

#CACBCF

text

#0A0D10

muted

#7C7E7F

Preview Lab

Preview with #496990

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

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