#496EA1#496EA1

#496EA1 is a mid, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.151; OKLCH L 53.3% C 0.091 H 256.6°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.21:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#496EA1
RGB	rgb(73, 110, 161)
HSL	hsl(215, 38%, 46%)
HSV	hsv(215, 55%, 63%)
CMYK	cmyk(54.7%, 31.7%, 0%, 36.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(45.83, 2.23, -31.52)
CIE-LCH	lch(45.83, 31.59, 274.04°)
OKLab	oklab(53.33% -0.0211 -0.0887)
OKLCH	oklch(53.33% 0.091 256.6)
XYZ	xyz(14.7544, 15.1404, 35.8562)
Luminance	0.1514 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#496EA1 #A17C49

analogous

#499AA1 #496EA1 #5049A1

triadic

#496EA1 #A1496E #6EA149

tetradic

#496EA1 #A1499A #A17C49 #49A150

square

#496EA1 #A1499A #A17C49 #49A150

split-complementary

#496EA1 #A15049 #9AA149

monochromatic

#23344D #365177 #496EA1 #6B8DBC #95AECF

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.21

#496EA1 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.03

#496EA1 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #496EA1

5.21:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##496EA1	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##496EA1	1.00	5.21	4.03	5.21
#FFFFFF	5.21	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.03	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.21	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#5A71A3

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#4F69A0

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#167980

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6C6C6C

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #496ea1;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(73, 110, 161);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(53.3% 0.091 256.6);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8297bd',
    500: '#496ea1',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #496ea1;
$custom-light: #8297bd;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#496ea1",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 73,
    "g": 110,
    "b": 161
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 214.773,
    "s": 37.607,
    "l": 45.882
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.53333,
    "c": 0.09117,
    "h": 256.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.15142
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#496EA1

secondary

#BBA78B

accent

#9D5ACE

background

#F8F9FB

surface

#EFF2F6

border

#CACCD0

text

#0B0D12

muted

#7C7E81

Preview Lab

Preview with #496EA1

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

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