#496FA4#496FA4

#496FA4 is a mid, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.155; OKLCH L 53.7% C 0.094 H 256.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.13:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#496FA4
RGB	rgb(73, 111, 164)
HSL	hsl(215, 38%, 46%)
HSV	hsv(215, 55%, 64%)
CMYK	cmyk(55.5%, 32.3%, 0%, 35.7%)
CIE-LAB	lab(46.26, 2.60, -32.59)
CIE-LCH	lch(46.26, 32.70, 274.57°)
OKLab	oklab(53.72% -0.0214 -0.0918)
OKLCH	oklch(53.72% 0.094 256.9)
XYZ	xyz(15.1306, 15.4645, 37.3024)
Luminance	0.1547 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#496FA4 #A47E49

analogous

#499DA4 #496FA4 #5149A4

triadic

#496FA4 #A4496F #6FA449

tetradic

#496FA4 #A4499D #A47E49 #49A451

square

#496FA4 #A4499D #A47E49 #49A451

split-complementary

#496FA4 #A45149 #9DA449

monochromatic

#23364F #36527A #496FA4 #6C8EBE #97AFD1

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.13

#496FA4 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.09

#496FA4 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #496FA4

5.13:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##496FA4	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##496FA4	1.00	5.13	4.09	5.13
#FFFFFF	5.13	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.09	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.13	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#5A72A6

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#4E6AA3

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#107B82

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6E6E6E

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #496fa4;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(73, 111, 164);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(53.7% 0.094 256.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8298bf',
    500: '#496fa4',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #496fa4;
$custom-light: #8298bf;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#496fa4",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 73,
    "g": 111,
    "b": 164
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 214.945,
    "s": 38.397,
    "l": 46.471
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.53723,
    "c": 0.09428,
    "h": 256.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.15466
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#496FA4

secondary

#BDA88C

accent

#9E59CE

background

#F8F9FB

surface

#EFF2F7

border

#CACCD0

text

#0B0D12

muted

#7C7E81

Preview Lab

Preview with #496FA4

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

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