#496FA1#496FA1

#496FA1 is a mid, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.154; OKLCH L 53.6% C 0.090 H 255.7°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.16:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#496FA1
RGB	rgb(73, 111, 161)
HSL	hsl(214, 38%, 46%)
HSV	hsv(214, 55%, 63%)
CMYK	cmyk(54.7%, 31.1%, 0%, 36.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(46.12, 1.62, -31.06)
CIE-LCH	lch(46.12, 31.10, 272.98°)
OKLab	oklab(53.56% -0.0223 -0.0874)
OKLCH	oklch(53.56% 0.09 255.7)
XYZ	xyz(14.8629, 15.3574, 35.8924)
Luminance	0.1536 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#496FA1 #A17B49

analogous

#499BA1 #496FA1 #4F49A1

triadic

#496FA1 #A1496F #6FA149

tetradic

#496FA1 #A1499B #A17B49 #49A14F

square

#496FA1 #A1499B #A17B49 #49A14F

split-complementary

#496FA1 #A14F49 #9BA149

monochromatic

#23354D #365277 #496FA1 #6B8EBC #95AECF

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.16

#496FA1 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.07

#496FA1 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #496FA1

5.16:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##496FA1	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##496FA1	1.00	5.16	4.07	5.16
#FFFFFF	5.16	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.07	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.16	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#5B72A3

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#5069A0

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#157A81

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6D6D6D

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #496fa1;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(73, 111, 161);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(53.6% 0.090 255.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8298bd',
    500: '#496fa1',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #496fa1;
$custom-light: #8298bd;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#496fa1",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 73,
    "g": 111,
    "b": 161
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 214.091,
    "s": 37.607,
    "l": 45.882
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.53563,
    "c": 0.09016,
    "h": 255.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.15359
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#496FA1

secondary

#BBA68B

accent

#9C5ACE

background

#F8F9FB

surface

#EFF2F6

border

#CACCD0

text

#0B0D12

muted

#7C7E81

Preview Lab

Preview with #496FA1

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

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