#496F99#496F99

#496F99 is a mid, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.151; OKLCH L 53.2% C 0.079 H 251.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.23:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#496F99
RGB	rgb(73, 111, 153)
HSL	hsl(212, 35%, 44%)
HSV	hsv(212, 52%, 60%)
CMYK	cmyk(52.3%, 27.5%, 0%, 40%)
CIE-LAB	lab(45.75, -0.98, -26.92)
CIE-LCH	lch(45.75, 26.93, 267.92°)
OKLab	oklab(53.15% -0.0248 -0.0754)
OKLCH	oklch(53.15% 0.079 251.8)
XYZ	xyz(14.1799, 15.0842, 32.2951)
Luminance	0.1509 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#496F99 #997349

analogous

#499799 #496F99 #4B4999

triadic

#496F99 #99496F #6F9949

tetradic

#496F99 #994997 #997349 #49994B

square

#496F99 #994997 #997349 #49994B

split-complementary

#496F99 #994B49 #979949

monochromatic

#213346 #355170 #496F99 #688EB7 #92ADCB

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.23

#496F99 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.02

#496F99 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #496F99

5.23:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##496F99	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##496F99	1.00	5.23	4.02	5.23
#FFFFFF	5.23	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.02	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.23	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#5E719B

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#546998

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#20797E

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6C6C6C

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #496f99;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(73, 111, 153);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(53.2% 0.079 251.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8198b7',
    500: '#496f99',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #496f99;
$custom-light: #8198b7;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#496f99",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 73,
    "g": 111,
    "b": 153
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 211.5,
    "s": 35.398,
    "l": 44.314
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.53151,
    "c": 0.07935,
    "h": 251.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.15085
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#496F99

secondary

#B7A087

accent

#975CCB

background

#F8F9FB

surface

#EFF2F6

border

#CACCD0

text

#0B0D11

muted

#7C7E80

Preview Lab

Preview with #496F99

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

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