#496B99#496B99

#496B99 is a mid, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.142; OKLCH L 52.2% C 0.083 H 256.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.46:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#496B99
RGB	rgb(73, 107, 153)
HSL	hsl(215, 35%, 44%)
HSV	hsv(215, 52%, 60%)
CMYK	cmyk(52.3%, 30.1%, 0%, 40%)
CIE-LAB	lab(44.56, 1.45, -28.77)
CIE-LCH	lch(44.56, 28.80, 272.89°)
OKLab	oklab(52.22% -0.0198 -0.0807)
OKLCH	oklch(52.22% 0.083 256.2)
XYZ	xyz(13.7532, 14.2308, 32.1529)
Luminance	0.1423 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#496B99 #997749

analogous

#499399 #496B99 #4F4999

triadic

#496B99 #99496B #6B9949

tetradic

#496B99 #994993 #997749 #49994F

square

#496B99 #994993 #997749 #49994F

split-complementary

#496B99 #994F49 #939949

monochromatic

#213146 #354E70 #496B99 #688AB7 #92AACB

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.46

#496B99 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.85

#496B99 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #496B99

5.46:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##496B99	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##496B99	1.00	5.46	3.85	5.46
#FFFFFF	5.46	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.85	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.46	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#596E9B

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#4F6698

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#21757B

Achromatopsia (no color)

#696969

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #496b99;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(73, 107, 153);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(52.2% 0.083 256.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8195b7',
    500: '#496b99',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #496b99;
$custom-light: #8195b7;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#496b99",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 73,
    "g": 107,
    "b": 153
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 214.5,
    "s": 35.398,
    "l": 44.314
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.5222,
    "c": 0.08314,
    "h": 256.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.14232
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#496B99

secondary

#B7A287

accent

#9C5CCB

background

#F8F9FB

surface

#EFF1F6

border

#CACBD0

text

#0B0D11

muted

#7C7E80

Preview Lab

Preview with #496B99

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

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