#496E95#496E95

#496E95 is a mid, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.147; OKLCH L 52.7% C 0.075 H 250.6°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.32:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#496E95
RGB	rgb(73, 110, 149)
HSL	hsl(211, 34%, 44%)
HSV	hsv(211, 51%, 58%)
CMYK	cmyk(51%, 26.2%, 0%, 41.6%)
CIE-LAB	lab(45.27, -1.65, -25.29)
CIE-LCH	lch(45.27, 25.34, 266.27°)
OKLab	oklab(52.72% -0.0248 -0.0707)
OKLCH	oklch(52.72% 0.075 250.6)
XYZ	xyz(13.7465, 14.7372, 30.5481)
Luminance	0.1474 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#496E95 #957049

analogous

#499495 #496E95 #4A4995

triadic

#496E95 #95496E #6E9549

tetradic

#496E95 #954994 #957049 #49954A

square

#496E95 #954994 #957049 #49954A

split-complementary

#496E95 #954A49 #949549

monochromatic

#213143 #35506C #496E95 #678DB4 #90ABC9

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.32

#496E95 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.95

#496E95 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #496E95

5.32:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##496E95	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##496E95	1.00	5.32	3.95	5.32
#FFFFFF	5.32	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.95	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.32	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#5E6F97

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#556894

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#24777B

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6B6B6B

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #496e95;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(73, 110, 149);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(52.7% 0.075 250.6);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8097b4',
    500: '#496e95',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #496e95;
$custom-light: #8097b4;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#496e95",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 73,
    "g": 110,
    "b": 149
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 210.789,
    "s": 34.234,
    "l": 43.529
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.52717,
    "c": 0.07495,
    "h": 250.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.14738
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#496E95

secondary

#B49E85

accent

#955DCA

background

#F8F9FB

surface

#EFF2F6

border

#CACCD0

text

#0B0D11

muted

#7C7E80

Preview Lab

Preview with #496E95

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

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