#497499#497499

#497499 is a mid, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.162; OKLCH L 54.3% C 0.075 H 245.7°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 4.95:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#497499
RGB	rgb(73, 116, 153)
HSL	hsl(208, 35%, 44%)
HSV	hsv(208, 52%, 60%)
CMYK	cmyk(52.3%, 24.2%, 0%, 40%)
CIE-LAB	lab(47.24, -3.97, -24.60)
CIE-LCH	lch(47.24, 24.91, 260.84°)
OKLab	oklab(54.33% -0.031 -0.0687)
OKLCH	oklch(54.33% 0.075 245.7)
XYZ	xyz(14.7408, 16.2060, 32.4821)
Luminance	0.1621 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#497499 #996E49

analogous

#499996 #497499 #494C99

triadic

#497499 #994974 #749949

tetradic

#497499 #964999 #996E49 #4C9949

square

#497499 #964999 #996E49 #4C9949

split-complementary

#497499 #99494C #999649

monochromatic

#213546 #355570 #497499 #6893B7 #92B0CB

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.95

#497499 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.24

#497499 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #497499

4.95:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##497499	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##497499	1.00	4.95	4.24	4.95
#FFFFFF	4.95	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.24	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	4.95	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#64759B

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#5A6C98

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#1E7D81

Achromatopsia (no color)

#707070

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #497499;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(73, 116, 153);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(54.3% 0.075 245.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#819bb7',
    500: '#497499',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #497499;
$custom-light: #819bb7;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#497499",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 73,
    "g": 116,
    "b": 153
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 207.75,
    "s": 35.398,
    "l": 44.314
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.54326,
    "c": 0.07535,
    "h": 245.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.16207
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#497499

secondary

#B79D87

accent

#905CCB

background

#F8F9FB

surface

#EFF2F6

border

#CACCD0

text

#0B0E11

muted

#7C7E80

Preview Lab

Preview with #497499

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

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