#496B94#496B94

#496B94 is a mid, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.141; OKLCH L 52.0% C 0.076 H 253.7°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.51:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#496B94
RGB	rgb(73, 107, 148)
HSL	hsl(213, 34%, 43%)
HSV	hsv(213, 51%, 58%)
CMYK	cmyk(50.7%, 27.7%, 0%, 42%)
CIE-LAB	lab(44.33, -0.15, -26.16)
CIE-LCH	lch(44.33, 26.16, 269.67°)
OKLab	oklab(51.96% -0.0214 -0.0732)
OKLCH	oklch(51.96% 0.076 253.7)
XYZ	xyz(13.3488, 14.0690, 30.0234)
Luminance	0.1407 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#496B94 #947249

analogous

#499094 #496B94 #4C4994

triadic

#496B94 #94496B #6B9449

tetradic

#496B94 #944990 #947249 #49944C

square

#496B94 #944990 #947249 #49944C

split-complementary

#496B94 #944C49 #909449

monochromatic

#213042 #354D6B #496B94 #6689B4 #8FA9C8

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.51

#496B94 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.81

#496B94 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #496B94

5.51:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##496B94	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##496B94	1.00	5.51	3.81	5.51
#FFFFFF	5.51	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.81	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.51	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#5B6D96

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#526693

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#267479

Achromatopsia (no color)

#696969

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #496b94;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(73, 107, 148);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(52.0% 0.076 253.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8095b3',
    500: '#496b94',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #496b94;
$custom-light: #8095b3;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#496b94",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 73,
    "g": 107,
    "b": 148
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 212.8,
    "s": 33.937,
    "l": 43.333
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.51964,
    "c": 0.07627,
    "h": 253.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.1407
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#496B94

secondary

#B49F85

accent

#995ECA

background

#F8F9FB

surface

#EFF1F6

border

#CACBD0

text

#0A0D11

muted

#7C7E80

Preview Lab

Preview with #496B94

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

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