#496B97#496B97

#496B97 is a mid, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.142; OKLCH L 52.1% C 0.080 H 255.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.48:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#496B97
RGB	rgb(73, 107, 151)
HSL	hsl(214, 35%, 44%)
HSV	hsv(214, 52%, 59%)
CMYK	cmyk(51.7%, 29.1%, 0%, 40.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(44.47, 0.81, -27.72)
CIE-LCH	lch(44.47, 27.74, 271.67°)
OKLab	oklab(52.12% -0.0204 -0.0777)
OKLCH	oklch(52.12% 0.08 255.3)
XYZ	xyz(13.5894, 14.1652, 31.2902)
Luminance	0.1417 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#496B97 #977549

analogous

#499297 #496B97 #4E4997

triadic

#496B97 #97496B #6B9749

tetradic

#496B97 #974992 #977549 #49974E

square

#496B97 #974992 #977549 #49974E

split-complementary

#496B97 #974E49 #929749

monochromatic

#213144 #354E6E #496B97 #678AB6 #91AACA

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.48

#496B97 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.83

#496B97 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #496B97

5.48:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##496B97	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##496B97	1.00	5.48	3.83	5.48
#FFFFFF	5.48	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.83	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.48	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#5A6D99

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#506696

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#23757A

Achromatopsia (no color)

#696969

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #496b97;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(73, 107, 151);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(52.1% 0.080 255.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8195b5',
    500: '#496b97',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #496b97;
$custom-light: #8195b5;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#496b97",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 73,
    "g": 107,
    "b": 151
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 213.846,
    "s": 34.821,
    "l": 43.922
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.52116,
    "c": 0.08038,
    "h": 255.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.14166
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#496B97

secondary

#B6A186

accent

#9B5DCB

background

#F8F9FB

surface

#EFF1F6

border

#CACBD0

text

#0B0D11

muted

#7C7E80

Preview Lab

Preview with #496B97

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

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