#497280#497280

#497280 is a mid, muted cyan. Relative luminance 0.150; OKLCH L 52.7% C 0.051 H 221.5°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.25:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#497280
RGB	rgb(73, 114, 128)
HSL	hsl(195, 27%, 39%)
HSV	hsv(195, 43%, 50%)
CMYK	cmyk(43%, 10.9%, 0%, 49.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(45.65, -10.37, -12.21)
CIE-LCH	lch(45.65, 16.02, 229.68°)
OKLab	oklab(52.73% -0.038 -0.0336)
OKLCH	oklch(52.73% 0.051 221.5)
XYZ	xyz(12.6599, 15.0087, 22.6478)
Luminance	0.1501 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#497280 #805749

analogous

#498073 #497280 #495780

triadic

#497280 #804972 #728049

tetradic

#497280 #734980 #805749 #578049

square

#497280 #734980 #805749 #578049

split-complementary

#497280 #804957 #807349

monochromatic

#1D2D32 #334F59 #497280 #6194A5 #88AEBB

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.25

#497280 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.00

#497280 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #497280

5.25:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##497280	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##497280	1.00	5.25	4.00	5.25
#FFFFFF	5.25	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.00	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.25	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#6A7081

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#616980

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#327776

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6C6C6C

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #497280;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(73, 114, 128);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(52.7% 0.051 221.5);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#7f9aa4',
    500: '#497280',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #497280;
$custom-light: #7f9aa4;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#497280",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 73,
    "g": 114,
    "b": 128
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 195.273,
    "s": 27.363,
    "l": 39.412
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.52734,
    "c": 0.05071,
    "h": 221.5
  },
  "luminance": 0.1501
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#497280

secondary

#A7887E

accent

#7C64C4

background

#F7F9FA

surface

#EEF2F4

border

#C9CCCE

text

#0A0E0F

muted

#7C7E7F

Preview Lab

Preview with #497280

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

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