#496995#496995

#496995 is a mid, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.137; OKLCH L 51.5% C 0.080 H 256.5°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.62:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#496995
RGB	rgb(73, 105, 149)
HSL	hsl(215, 34%, 44%)
HSV	hsv(215, 51%, 58%)
CMYK	cmyk(51%, 29.5%, 0%, 41.6%)
CIE-LAB	lab(43.78, 1.39, -27.61)
CIE-LCH	lch(43.78, 27.64, 272.88°)
OKLab	oklab(51.55% -0.0185 -0.0774)
OKLCH	oklch(51.55% 0.08 256.5)
XYZ	xyz(13.2222, 13.6886, 30.3734)
Luminance	0.1369 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#496995 #957549

analogous

#498F95 #496995 #4F4995

triadic

#496995 #954969 #699549

tetradic

#496995 #95498F #957549 #49954F

square

#496995 #95498F #957549 #49954F

split-complementary

#496995 #954F49 #8F9549

monochromatic

#212F43 #354C6C #496995 #6787B4 #90A8C9

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.62

#496995 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.74

#496995 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #496995

5.62:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##496995	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##496995	1.00	5.62	3.74	5.62
#FFFFFF	5.62	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.74	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.62	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#586C97

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#4F6494

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#267378

Achromatopsia (no color)

#676767

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #496995;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(73, 105, 149);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(51.5% 0.080 256.5);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8093b4',
    500: '#496995',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #496995;
$custom-light: #8093b4;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#496995",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 73,
    "g": 105,
    "b": 149
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 214.737,
    "s": 34.234,
    "l": 43.529
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.51549,
    "c": 0.0796,
    "h": 256.5
  },
  "luminance": 0.1369
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#496995

secondary

#B4A185

accent

#9C5DCA

background

#F8F9FB

surface

#EFF1F6

border

#CACBD0

text

#0B0D11

muted

#7C7E80

Preview Lab

Preview with #496995

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

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