#496FA2#496FA2

#496FA2 is a mid, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.154; OKLCH L 53.6% C 0.092 H 256.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.15:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#496FA2
RGB	rgb(73, 111, 162)
HSL	hsl(214, 38%, 46%)
HSV	hsv(214, 55%, 64%)
CMYK	cmyk(54.9%, 31.5%, 0%, 36.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(46.17, 1.95, -31.57)
CIE-LCH	lch(46.17, 31.63, 273.53°)
OKLab	oklab(53.62% -0.022 -0.0888)
OKLCH	oklch(53.62% 0.092 256.1)
XYZ	xyz(14.9514, 15.3928, 36.3586)
Luminance	0.1539 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

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Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#496FA2 #A27C49

analogous

#499BA2 #496FA2 #4F49A2

triadic

#496FA2 #A2496F #6FA249

tetradic

#496FA2 #A2499B #A27C49 #49A24F

square

#496FA2 #A2499B #A27C49 #49A24F

split-complementary

#496FA2 #A24F49 #9BA249

monochromatic

#23354E #365278 #496FA2 #6C8EBD #96AED0

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.15

#496FA2 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.08

#496FA2 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #496FA2

5.15:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##496FA2	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##496FA2	1.00	5.15	4.08	5.15
#FFFFFF	5.15	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.08	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.15	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#5B72A4

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#4F6AA1

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#147A81

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6D6D6D

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #496fa2;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(73, 111, 162);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(53.6% 0.092 256.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8298be',
    500: '#496fa2',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #496fa2;
$custom-light: #8298be;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#496fa2",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 73,
    "g": 111,
    "b": 162
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 214.382,
    "s": 37.872,
    "l": 46.078
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.53616,
    "c": 0.09153,
    "h": 256.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.15394
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#496FA2

secondary

#BCA78B

accent

#9C5ACE

background

#F8F9FB

surface

#EFF2F6

border

#CACCD0

text

#0B0D12

muted

#7C7E81

Preview Lab

Preview with #496FA2

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

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