#496F96#496F96

#496F96 is a mid, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.150; OKLCH L 53.0% C 0.075 H 250.0°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.25:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#496F96
RGB	rgb(73, 111, 150)
HSL	hsl(210, 35%, 44%)
HSV	hsv(210, 51%, 59%)
CMYK	cmyk(51.3%, 26%, 0%, 41.2%)
CIE-LAB	lab(45.62, -1.93, -25.35)
CIE-LCH	lch(45.62, 25.42, 265.64°)
OKLab	oklab(53% -0.0258 -0.0709)
OKLCH	oklch(53% 0.075 250)
XYZ	xyz(13.9352, 14.9863, 31.0066)
Luminance	0.1499 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#496F96 #967049

analogous

#499596 #496F96 #494996

triadic

#496F96 #96496F #6F9649

tetradic

#496F96 #964995 #967049 #499649

square

#496F96 #964995 #967049 #499649

split-complementary

#496F96 #964949 #959649

monochromatic

#213244 #35516D #496F96 #678EB5 #90ACC9

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.25

#496F96 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.00

#496F96 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #496F96

5.25:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##496F96	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##496F96	1.00	5.25	4.00	5.25
#FFFFFF	5.25	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.00	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.25	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#5F7098

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#556995

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#23787C

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6C6C6C

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #496f96;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(73, 111, 150);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(53.0% 0.075 250.0);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8198b5',
    500: '#496f96',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #496f96;
$custom-light: #8198b5;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#496f96",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 73,
    "g": 111,
    "b": 150
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 210.39,
    "s": 34.529,
    "l": 43.725
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.53001,
    "c": 0.07542,
    "h": 250
  },
  "luminance": 0.14987
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#496F96

secondary

#B59E86

accent

#955DCB

background

#F8F9FB

surface

#EFF2F6

border

#CACCD0

text

#0B0D11

muted

#7C7E80

Preview Lab

Preview with #496F96

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

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