#496B89#496B89

#496B89 is a mid, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.137; OKLCH L 51.4% C 0.062 H 246.0°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.60:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#496B89
RGB	rgb(73, 107, 137)
HSL	hsl(208, 30%, 41%)
HSV	hsv(208, 47%, 54%)
CMYK	cmyk(46.7%, 21.9%, 0%, 46.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(43.85, -3.59, -20.33)
CIE-LCH	lch(43.85, 20.65, 259.98°)
OKLab	oklab(51.43% -0.0252 -0.0565)
OKLCH	oklch(51.43% 0.062 246)
XYZ	xyz(12.5192, 13.7372, 25.6539)
Luminance	0.1374 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#496B89 #896749

analogous

#498987 #496B89 #494B89

triadic

#496B89 #89496B #6B8949

tetradic

#496B89 #874989 #896749 #4B8949

square

#496B89 #874989 #896749 #4B8949

split-complementary

#496B89 #89494B #898749

monochromatic

#1E2D39 #344C61 #496B89 #638AAC #8BA8C1

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.60

#496B89 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.75

#496B89 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #496B89

5.60:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##496B89	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##496B89	1.00	5.60	3.75	5.60
#FFFFFF	5.60	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.75	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.60	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#5F6B8A

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#566588

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#2E7275

Achromatopsia (no color)

#686868

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #496b89;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(73, 107, 137);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(51.4% 0.062 246.0);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#7f95ab',
    500: '#496b89',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #496b89;
$custom-light: #7f95ab;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#496b89",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 73,
    "g": 107,
    "b": 137
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 208.125,
    "s": 30.476,
    "l": 41.176
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.5143,
    "c": 0.06187,
    "h": 246
  },
  "luminance": 0.13738
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#496B89

secondary

#AD9681

accent

#9161C7

background

#F7F9FA

surface

#EEF1F4

border

#C9CBCE

text

#0A0D10

muted

#7C7E7F

Preview Lab

Preview with #496B89

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

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