#496E99#496E99

#496E99 is a mid, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.149; OKLCH L 52.9% C 0.080 H 253.0°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.28:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#496E99
RGB	rgb(73, 110, 153)
HSL	hsl(212, 35%, 44%)
HSV	hsv(212, 52%, 60%)
CMYK	cmyk(52.3%, 28.1%, 0%, 40%)
CIE-LAB	lab(45.45, -0.37, -27.38)
CIE-LCH	lch(45.45, 27.38, 269.22°)
OKLab	oklab(52.92% -0.0235 -0.0767)
OKLCH	oklch(52.92% 0.08 253)
XYZ	xyz(14.0714, 14.8672, 32.2590)
Luminance	0.1487 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#496E99 #997449

analogous

#499699 #496E99 #4C4999

triadic

#496E99 #99496E #6E9949

tetradic

#496E99 #994996 #997449 #49994C

square

#496E99 #994996 #997449 #49994C

split-complementary

#496E99 #994C49 #969949

monochromatic

#213246 #355070 #496E99 #688DB7 #92ACCB

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.28

#496E99 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.97

#496E99 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #496E99

5.28:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##496E99	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##496E99	1.00	5.28	3.97	5.28
#FFFFFF	5.28	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.97	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.28	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#5D709B

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#536898

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#20787D

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6C6C6C

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #496e99;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(73, 110, 153);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(52.9% 0.080 253.0);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8197b7',
    500: '#496e99',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #496e99;
$custom-light: #8197b7;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#496e99",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 73,
    "g": 110,
    "b": 153
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 212.25,
    "s": 35.398,
    "l": 44.314
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.52917,
    "c": 0.08026,
    "h": 253
  },
  "luminance": 0.14868
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#496E99

secondary

#B7A187

accent

#985CCB

background

#F8F9FB

surface

#EFF2F6

border

#CACCD0

text

#0B0D11

muted

#7C7E80

Preview Lab

Preview with #496E99

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

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