#496F97#496F97

#496F97 is a mid, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.150; OKLCH L 53.1% C 0.077 H 250.6°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.24:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#496F97
RGB	rgb(73, 111, 151)
HSL	hsl(211, 35%, 44%)
HSV	hsv(211, 52%, 59%)
CMYK	cmyk(51.7%, 26.5%, 0%, 40.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(45.66, -1.62, -25.87)
CIE-LCH	lch(45.66, 25.92, 266.43°)
OKLab	oklab(53.05% -0.0254 -0.0724)
OKLCH	oklch(53.05% 0.077 250.6)
XYZ	xyz(14.0161, 15.0187, 31.4325)
Luminance	0.1502 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#496F97 #977149

analogous

#499697 #496F97 #4A4997

triadic

#496F97 #97496F #6F9749

tetradic

#496F97 #974996 #977149 #49974A

square

#496F97 #974996 #977149 #49974A

split-complementary

#496F97 #974A49 #969749

monochromatic

#213244 #35516E #496F97 #678EB6 #91ACCA

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.24

#496F97 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.00

#496F97 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #496F97

5.24:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##496F97	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##496F97	1.00	5.24	4.00	5.24
#FFFFFF	5.24	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.00	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.24	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#5F7099

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#556996

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#22787D

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6C6C6C

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #496f97;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(73, 111, 151);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(53.1% 0.077 250.6);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8198b5',
    500: '#496f97',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #496f97;
$custom-light: #8198b5;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#496f97",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 73,
    "g": 111,
    "b": 151
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 210.769,
    "s": 34.821,
    "l": 43.922
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.53051,
    "c": 0.07672,
    "h": 250.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.1502
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#496F97

secondary

#B69F86

accent

#955DCB

background

#F8F9FB

surface

#EFF2F6

border

#CACCD0

text

#0B0D11

muted

#7C7E80

Preview Lab

Preview with #496F97

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

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