#496FA0#496FA0

#496FA0 is a mid, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.153; OKLCH L 53.5% C 0.089 H 255.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.17:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#496FA0
RGB	rgb(73, 111, 160)
HSL	hsl(214, 37%, 46%)
HSV	hsv(214, 54%, 63%)
CMYK	cmyk(54.4%, 30.6%, 0%, 37.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(46.07, 1.29, -30.54)
CIE-LCH	lch(46.07, 30.57, 272.42°)
OKLab	oklab(53.51% -0.0226 -0.0859)
OKLCH	oklch(53.51% 0.089 255.3)
XYZ	xyz(14.7751, 15.3223, 35.4298)
Luminance	0.1532 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#496FA0 #A07A49

analogous

#499AA0 #496FA0 #4E49A0

triadic

#496FA0 #A0496F #6FA049

tetradic

#496FA0 #A0499A #A07A49 #49A04E

square

#496FA0 #A0499A #A07A49 #49A04E

split-complementary

#496FA0 #A04E49 #9AA049

monochromatic

#23354C #365276 #496FA0 #6B8EBB #95AECF

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.17

#496FA0 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.06

#496FA0 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #496FA0

5.17:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##496FA0	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##496FA0	1.00	5.17	4.06	5.17
#FFFFFF	5.17	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.06	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.17	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#5B72A2

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#50699F

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#177A80

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6D6D6D

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #496fa0;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(73, 111, 160);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(53.5% 0.089 255.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8298bc',
    500: '#496fa0',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #496fa0;
$custom-light: #8298bc;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#496fa0",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 73,
    "g": 111,
    "b": 160
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 213.793,
    "s": 37.339,
    "l": 45.686
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.5351,
    "c": 0.08879,
    "h": 255.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.15323
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#496FA0

secondary

#BBA58A

accent

#9B5ACD

background

#F8F9FB

surface

#EFF2F6

border

#CACCD0

text

#0B0D12

muted

#7C7E81

Preview Lab

Preview with #496FA0

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

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