#496E98#496E98

#496E98 is a mid, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.148; OKLCH L 52.9% C 0.079 H 252.4°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.29:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#496E98
RGB	rgb(73, 110, 152)
HSL	hsl(212, 35%, 44%)
HSV	hsv(212, 52%, 60%)
CMYK	cmyk(52%, 27.6%, 0%, 40.4%)
CIE-LAB	lab(45.41, -0.69, -26.86)
CIE-LCH	lch(45.41, 26.87, 268.52°)
OKLab	oklab(52.87% -0.0238 -0.0752)
OKLCH	oklch(52.87% 0.079 252.4)
XYZ	xyz(13.9891, 14.8343, 31.8258)
Luminance	0.1484 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#496E98 #987349

analogous

#499698 #496E98 #4C4998

triadic

#496E98 #98496E #6E9849

tetradic

#496E98 #984996 #987349 #49984C

square

#496E98 #984996 #987349 #49984C

split-complementary

#496E98 #984C49 #969849

monochromatic

#213245 #35506F #496E98 #688DB6 #91ACCA

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.29

#496E98 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.97

#496E98 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #496E98

5.29:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##496E98	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##496E98	1.00	5.29	3.97	5.29
#FFFFFF	5.29	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.97	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.29	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#5D709A

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#536897

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#21787D

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6B6B6B

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #496e98;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(73, 110, 152);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(52.9% 0.079 252.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8197b6',
    500: '#496e98',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #496e98;
$custom-light: #8197b6;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#496e98",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 73,
    "g": 110,
    "b": 152
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 211.899,
    "s": 35.111,
    "l": 44.118
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.52866,
    "c": 0.07892,
    "h": 252.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.14835
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#496E98

secondary

#B6A087

accent

#975DCB

background

#F8F9FB

surface

#EFF2F6

border

#CACCD0

text

#0B0D11

muted

#7C7E80

Preview Lab

Preview with #496E98

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

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