#497598#497598

#497598 is a mid, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.164; OKLCH L 54.5% C 0.073 H 243.7°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 4.91:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#497598
RGB	rgb(73, 117, 152)
HSL	hsl(207, 35%, 44%)
HSV	hsv(207, 52%, 60%)
CMYK	cmyk(52%, 23%, 0%, 40.4%)
CIE-LAB	lab(47.50, -4.87, -23.61)
CIE-LCH	lch(47.50, 24.11, 258.34°)
OKLab	oklab(54.52% -0.0325 -0.0659)
OKLCH	oklch(54.52% 0.073 243.7)
XYZ	xyz(14.7744, 16.4049, 32.0876)
Luminance	0.1641 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#497598 #986C49

analogous

#499894 #497598 #494E98

triadic

#497598 #984975 #759849

tetradic

#497598 #944998 #986C49 #4E9849

square

#497598 #944998 #986C49 #4E9849

split-complementary

#497598 #98494E #989449

monochromatic

#213545 #35556F #497598 #6894B6 #91B1CA

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.91

#497598 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.28

#497598 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #497598

4.91:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##497598	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##497598	1.00	4.91	4.28	4.91
#FFFFFF	4.91	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.28	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	4.91	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#66759A

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#5C6D97

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#1F7D81

Achromatopsia (no color)

#717171

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #497598;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(73, 117, 152);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(54.5% 0.073 243.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#819cb6',
    500: '#497598',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #497598;
$custom-light: #819cb6;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#497598",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 73,
    "g": 117,
    "b": 152
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 206.582,
    "s": 35.111,
    "l": 44.118
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.54516,
    "c": 0.07347,
    "h": 243.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.16406
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#497598

secondary

#B69C87

accent

#8E5DCB

background

#F8F9FB

surface

#EFF2F6

border

#CACCD0

text

#0B0E11

muted

#7C7E80

Preview Lab

Preview with #497598

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

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