#497281#497281

#497281 is a mid, muted cyan. Relative luminance 0.150; OKLCH L 52.8% C 0.051 H 223.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.24:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#497281
RGB	rgb(73, 114, 129)
HSL	hsl(196, 28%, 40%)
HSV	hsv(196, 43%, 51%)
CMYK	cmyk(43.4%, 11.6%, 0%, 49.4%)
CIE-LAB	lab(45.68, -10.08, -12.76)
CIE-LCH	lch(45.68, 16.26, 231.68°)
OKLab	oklab(52.78% -0.0375 -0.0351)
OKLCH	oklch(52.78% 0.051 223.1)
XYZ	xyz(12.7260, 15.0352, 22.9961)
Luminance	0.1504 (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

#497281 #815849

analogous

#498174 #497281 #495681

triadic

#497281 #814972 #728149

tetradic

#497281 #744981 #815849 #568149

square

#497281 #744981 #815849 #568149

split-complementary

#497281 #814956 #817449

monochromatic

#1D2D33 #334F5A #497281 #6193A6 #88AEBC

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.24

#497281 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.01

#497281 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #497281

5.24:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##497281	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##497281	1.00	5.24	4.01	5.24
#FFFFFF	5.24	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.01	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.24	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#697082

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#616981

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#327777

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6C6C6C

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #497281;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(73, 114, 129);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(52.8% 0.051 223.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#7f9aa5',
    500: '#497281',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #497281;
$custom-light: #7f9aa5;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#497281",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 73,
    "g": 114,
    "b": 129
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 196.071,
    "s": 27.723,
    "l": 39.608
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.52775,
    "c": 0.05142,
    "h": 223.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.15036
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#497281

secondary

#A8897E

accent

#7E64C4

background

#F7F9FA

surface

#EEF2F4

border

#C9CCCE

text

#0A0E0F

muted

#7C7E7F

Preview Lab

Preview with #497281

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

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