#496F86#496F86

#496F86 is a mid, muted cyan. Relative luminance 0.145; OKLCH L 52.3% C 0.056 H 235.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.38:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#496F86
RGB	rgb(73, 111, 134)
HSL	hsl(203, 29%, 41%)
HSV	hsv(203, 46%, 53%)
CMYK	cmyk(45.5%, 17.2%, 0%, 47.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(44.95, -6.87, -16.86)
CIE-LCH	lch(44.95, 18.20, 247.83°)
OKLab	oklab(52.26% -0.0316 -0.0466)
OKLCH	oklch(52.26% 0.056 235.9)
XYZ	xyz(12.7337, 14.5057, 24.6785)
Luminance	0.1451 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#496F86 #866049

analogous

#49867E #496F86 #495086

triadic

#496F86 #86496F #6F8649

tetradic

#496F86 #7E4986 #866049 #508649

square

#496F86 #7E4986 #866049 #508649

split-complementary

#496F86 #864950 #867E49

monochromatic

#1E2D37 #334E5E #496F86 #628FAA #8AABBF

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.38

#496F86 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.90

#496F86 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #496F86

5.38:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##496F86	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##496F86	1.00	5.38	3.90	5.38
#FFFFFF	5.38	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.90	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.38	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#646E87

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#5C6786

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#2F7576

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6A6A6A

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #496f86;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(73, 111, 134);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(52.3% 0.056 235.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#7f98a9',
    500: '#496f86',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #496f86;
$custom-light: #7f98a9;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#496f86",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 73,
    "g": 111,
    "b": 134
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 202.623,
    "s": 29.469,
    "l": 40.588
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.52256,
    "c": 0.05633,
    "h": 235.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.14507
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#496F86

secondary

#AB9080

accent

#8862C6

background

#F7F9FA

surface

#EEF2F4

border

#C9CCCE

text

#0A0D0F

muted

#7C7E7F

Preview Lab

Preview with #496F86

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

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