#496D96#496D96

#496D96 is a mid, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.146; OKLCH L 52.5% C 0.077 H 252.5°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.37:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#496D96
RGB	rgb(73, 109, 150)
HSL	hsl(212, 35%, 44%)
HSV	hsv(212, 51%, 59%)
CMYK	cmyk(51.3%, 27.3%, 0%, 41.2%)
CIE-LAB	lab(45.02, -0.73, -26.28)
CIE-LCH	lch(45.02, 26.29, 268.42°)
OKLab	oklab(52.53% -0.0232 -0.0735)
OKLCH	oklch(52.53% 0.077 252.5)
XYZ	xyz(13.7194, 14.5547, 30.9346)
Luminance	0.1456 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#496D96 #967249

analogous

#499396 #496D96 #4B4996

triadic

#496D96 #96496D #6D9649

tetradic

#496D96 #964993 #967249 #49964B

square

#496D96 #964993 #967249 #49964B

split-complementary

#496D96 #964B49 #939649

monochromatic

#213144 #354F6D #496D96 #678CB5 #90ABC9

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.37

#496D96 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.91

#496D96 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #496D96

5.37:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##496D96	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##496D96	1.00	5.37	3.91	5.37
#FFFFFF	5.37	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.91	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.37	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#5D6F98

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#536795

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#24767B

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6A6A6A

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #496d96;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(73, 109, 150);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(52.5% 0.077 252.5);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8096b5',
    500: '#496d96',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #496d96;
$custom-light: #8096b5;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#496d96",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 73,
    "g": 109,
    "b": 150
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 211.948,
    "s": 34.529,
    "l": 43.725
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.52532,
    "c": 0.07714,
    "h": 252.5
  },
  "luminance": 0.14556
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#496D96

secondary

#B59F86

accent

#975DCB

background

#F8F9FB

surface

#EFF2F6

border

#CACCD0

text

#0B0D11

muted

#7C7E80

Preview Lab

Preview with #496D96

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

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