#497399#497399

#497399 is a mid, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.160; OKLCH L 54.1% C 0.076 H 247.0°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.01:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#497399
RGB	rgb(73, 115, 153)
HSL	hsl(209, 35%, 44%)
HSV	hsv(209, 52%, 60%)
CMYK	cmyk(52.3%, 24.8%, 0%, 40%)
CIE-LAB	lab(46.94, -3.37, -25.06)
CIE-LCH	lch(46.94, 25.29, 262.34°)
OKLab	oklab(54.09% -0.0297 -0.07)
OKLCH	oklch(54.09% 0.076 247)
XYZ	xyz(14.6261, 15.9767, 32.4439)
Luminance	0.1598 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#497399 #996F49

analogous

#499997 #497399 #494B99

triadic

#497399 #994973 #739949

tetradic

#497399 #974999 #996F49 #4B9949

square

#497399 #974999 #996F49 #4B9949

split-complementary

#497399 #99494B #999749

monochromatic

#213546 #355470 #497399 #6892B7 #92B0CB

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.01

#497399 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.20

#497399 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #497399

5.01:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##497399	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##497399	1.00	5.01	4.20	5.01
#FFFFFF	5.01	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.20	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.01	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#63749B

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#596C98

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#1F7C80

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6F6F6F

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #497399;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(73, 115, 153);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(54.1% 0.076 247.0);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#819bb7',
    500: '#497399',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #497399;
$custom-light: #819bb7;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#497399",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 73,
    "g": 115,
    "b": 153
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 208.5,
    "s": 35.398,
    "l": 44.314
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.5409,
    "c": 0.07609,
    "h": 247
  },
  "luminance": 0.15978
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#497399

secondary

#B79E87

accent

#915CCB

background

#F8F9FB

surface

#EFF2F6

border

#CACCD0

text

#0B0E11

muted

#7C7E80

Preview Lab

Preview with #497399

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

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