#496B98#496B98

#496B98 is a mid, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.142; OKLCH L 52.2% C 0.082 H 255.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.47:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#496B98
RGB	rgb(73, 107, 152)
HSL	hsl(214, 35%, 44%)
HSV	hsv(214, 52%, 60%)
CMYK	cmyk(52%, 29.6%, 0%, 40.4%)
CIE-LAB	lab(44.52, 1.13, -28.25)
CIE-LCH	lch(44.52, 28.27, 272.29°)
OKLab	oklab(52.17% -0.0201 -0.0792)
OKLCH	oklch(52.17% 0.082 255.8)
XYZ	xyz(13.6709, 14.1979, 31.7197)
Luminance	0.1420 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#496B98 #987649

analogous

#499398 #496B98 #4F4998

triadic

#496B98 #98496B #6B9849

tetradic

#496B98 #984993 #987649 #49984F

square

#496B98 #984993 #987649 #49984F

split-complementary

#496B98 #984F49 #939849

monochromatic

#213145 #354E6F #496B98 #688AB6 #91AACA

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.47

#496B98 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.84

#496B98 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #496B98

5.47:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##496B98	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##496B98	1.00	5.47	3.84	5.47
#FFFFFF	5.47	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.84	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.47	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#596D9A

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#506697

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#22757B

Achromatopsia (no color)

#696969

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #496b98;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(73, 107, 152);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(52.2% 0.082 255.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8195b6',
    500: '#496b98',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #496b98;
$custom-light: #8195b6;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#496b98",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 73,
    "g": 107,
    "b": 152
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 214.177,
    "s": 35.111,
    "l": 44.118
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.52168,
    "c": 0.08176,
    "h": 255.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.14199
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#496B98

secondary

#B6A287

accent

#9C5DCB

background

#F8F9FB

surface

#EFF1F6

border

#CACBD0

text

#0B0D11

muted

#7C7E80

Preview Lab

Preview with #496B98

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

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