#496E97#496E97

#496E97 is a mid, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.148; OKLCH L 52.8% C 0.078 H 251.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.30:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#496E97
RGB	rgb(73, 110, 151)
HSL	hsl(212, 35%, 44%)
HSV	hsv(212, 52%, 59%)
CMYK	cmyk(51.7%, 27.2%, 0%, 40.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(45.36, -1.01, -26.33)
CIE-LCH	lch(45.36, 26.35, 267.80°)
OKLab	oklab(52.82% -0.0242 -0.0737)
OKLCH	oklch(52.82% 0.078 251.8)
XYZ	xyz(13.9076, 14.8017, 31.3963)
Luminance	0.1480 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#496E97 #977249

analogous

#499597 #496E97 #4B4997

triadic

#496E97 #97496E #6E9749

tetradic

#496E97 #974995 #977249 #49974B

square

#496E97 #974995 #977249 #49974B

split-complementary

#496E97 #974B49 #959749

monochromatic

#213244 #35506E #496E97 #678DB6 #91ACCA

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.30

#496E97 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.96

#496E97 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #496E97

5.30:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##496E97	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##496E97	1.00	5.30	3.96	5.30
#FFFFFF	5.30	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.96	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.30	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#5E7099

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#546896

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#22777C

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6B6B6B

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #496e97;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(73, 110, 151);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(52.8% 0.078 251.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8197b5',
    500: '#496e97',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #496e97;
$custom-light: #8197b5;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#496e97",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 73,
    "g": 110,
    "b": 151
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 211.538,
    "s": 34.821,
    "l": 43.922
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.52816,
    "c": 0.07758,
    "h": 251.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.14803
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#496E97

secondary

#B69F86

accent

#975DCB

background

#F8F9FB

surface

#EFF2F6

border

#CACCD0

text

#0B0D11

muted

#7C7E80

Preview Lab

Preview with #496E97

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

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