#496EA0#496EA0

#496EA0 is a mid, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.151; OKLCH L 53.3% C 0.090 H 256.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.22:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#496EA0
RGB	rgb(73, 110, 160)
HSL	hsl(214, 37%, 46%)
HSV	hsv(214, 54%, 63%)
CMYK	cmyk(54.4%, 31.2%, 0%, 37.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(45.78, 1.90, -31.00)
CIE-LCH	lch(45.78, 31.06, 273.51°)
OKLab	oklab(53.28% -0.0214 -0.0872)
OKLCH	oklch(53.28% 0.09 256.2)
XYZ	xyz(14.6666, 15.1053, 35.3936)
Luminance	0.1511 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#496EA0 #A07B49

analogous

#4999A0 #496EA0 #4F49A0

triadic

#496EA0 #A0496E #6EA049

tetradic

#496EA0 #A04999 #A07B49 #49A04F

square

#496EA0 #A04999 #A07B49 #49A04F

split-complementary

#496EA0 #A04F49 #99A049

monochromatic

#23344C #365176 #496EA0 #6B8DBB #95ADCF

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.22

#496EA0 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.02

#496EA0 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #496EA0

5.22:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##496EA0	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##496EA0	1.00	5.22	4.02	5.22
#FFFFFF	5.22	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.02	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.22	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#5A71A2

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#4F699F

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#177980

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6C6C6C

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #496ea0;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(73, 110, 160);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(53.3% 0.090 256.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8297bc',
    500: '#496ea0',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #496ea0;
$custom-light: #8297bc;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#496ea0",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 73,
    "g": 110,
    "b": 160
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 214.483,
    "s": 37.339,
    "l": 45.686
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.5328,
    "c": 0.08979,
    "h": 256.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.15106
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#496EA0

secondary

#BBA68A

accent

#9C5ACD

background

#F8F9FB

surface

#EFF2F6

border

#CACCD0

text

#0B0D12

muted

#7C7E81

Preview Lab

Preview with #496EA0

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

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