#496FA3#496FA3

#496FA3 is a mid, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.154; OKLCH L 53.7% C 0.093 H 256.5°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.14:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#496FA3
RGB	rgb(73, 111, 163)
HSL	hsl(215, 38%, 46%)
HSV	hsv(215, 55%, 64%)
CMYK	cmyk(55.2%, 31.9%, 0%, 36.1%)
CIE-LAB	lab(46.22, 2.27, -32.08)
CIE-LCH	lch(46.22, 32.16, 274.06°)
OKLab	oklab(53.67% -0.0217 -0.0903)
OKLCH	oklch(53.67% 0.093 256.5)
XYZ	xyz(15.0407, 15.4285, 36.8286)
Luminance	0.1543 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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Tints

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#496FA3 #A37D49

analogous

#499CA3 #496FA3 #5049A3

triadic

#496FA3 #A3496F #6FA349

tetradic

#496FA3 #A3499C #A37D49 #49A350

square

#496FA3 #A3499C #A37D49 #49A350

split-complementary

#496FA3 #A35049 #9CA349

monochromatic

#23354E #365279 #496FA3 #6C8EBD #96AFD0

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.14

#496FA3 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.09

#496FA3 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #496FA3

5.14:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##496FA3	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##496FA3	1.00	5.14	4.09	5.14
#FFFFFF	5.14	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.09	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.14	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#5A72A5

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#4F6AA2

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#127B82

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6D6D6D

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #496fa3;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(73, 111, 163);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(53.7% 0.093 256.5);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8298be',
    500: '#496fa3',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #496fa3;
$custom-light: #8298be;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#496fa3",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 73,
    "g": 111,
    "b": 163
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 214.667,
    "s": 38.136,
    "l": 46.275
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.53669,
    "c": 0.0929,
    "h": 256.5
  },
  "luminance": 0.1543
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#496FA3

secondary

#BCA88C

accent

#9D5ACE

background

#F8F9FB

surface

#EFF2F7

border

#CACCD0

text

#0B0D12

muted

#7C7E81

Preview Lab

Preview with #496FA3

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

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