#496B95#496B95

#496B95 is a mid, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.141; OKLCH L 52.0% C 0.078 H 254.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.50:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#496B95
RGB	rgb(73, 107, 149)
HSL	hsl(213, 34%, 44%)
HSV	hsv(213, 51%, 58%)
CMYK	cmyk(51%, 28.2%, 0%, 41.6%)
CIE-LAB	lab(44.38, 0.17, -26.68)
CIE-LCH	lch(44.38, 26.68, 270.36°)
OKLab	oklab(52.01% -0.0211 -0.0747)
OKLCH	oklch(52.01% 0.078 254.3)
XYZ	xyz(13.4283, 14.1008, 30.4421)
Luminance	0.1410 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

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Perceptual scales

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Color harmonies

complementary

#496B95 #957349

analogous

#499195 #496B95 #4D4995

triadic

#496B95 #95496B #6B9549

tetradic

#496B95 #954991 #957349 #49954D

square

#496B95 #954991 #957349 #49954D

split-complementary

#496B95 #954D49 #919549

monochromatic

#213043 #354E6C #496B95 #678AB4 #90A9C9

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.50

#496B95 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.82

#496B95 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #496B95

5.50:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##496B95	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##496B95	1.00	5.50	3.82	5.50
#FFFFFF	5.50	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.82	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.50	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#5A6D97

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#516694

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#25747A

Achromatopsia (no color)

#696969

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #496b95;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(73, 107, 149);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(52.0% 0.078 254.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8095b4',
    500: '#496b95',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #496b95;
$custom-light: #8095b4;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#496b95",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 73,
    "g": 107,
    "b": 149
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 213.158,
    "s": 34.234,
    "l": 43.529
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.52014,
    "c": 0.07763,
    "h": 254.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.14102
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#496B95

secondary

#B49F85

accent

#9A5DCA

background

#F8F9FB

surface

#EFF1F6

border

#CACBD0

text

#0B0D11

muted

#7C7E80

Preview Lab

Preview with #496B95

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

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