#497696#497696

#497696 is a mid, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.166; OKLCH L 54.7% C 0.071 H 240.7°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 4.87:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#497696
RGB	rgb(73, 118, 150)
HSL	hsl(205, 35%, 44%)
HSV	hsv(205, 51%, 59%)
CMYK	cmyk(51.3%, 21.3%, 0%, 41.2%)
CIE-LAB	lab(47.72, -6.09, -22.09)
CIE-LCH	lch(47.72, 22.92, 254.60°)
OKLab	oklab(54.66% -0.0345 -0.0615)
OKLCH	oklch(54.66% 0.071 240.7)
XYZ	xyz(14.7291, 16.5742, 31.2712)
Luminance	0.1658 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#497696 #966949

analogous

#49968F #497696 #494F96

triadic

#497696 #964976 #769649

tetradic

#497696 #8F4996 #966949 #4F9649

square

#497696 #8F4996 #966949 #4F9649

split-complementary

#497696 #96494F #968F49

monochromatic

#213544 #35566D #497696 #6795B5 #90B1C9

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.87

#497696 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.31

#497696 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #497696

4.87:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##497696	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##497696	1.00	4.87	4.31	4.87
#FFFFFF	4.87	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.31	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	4.87	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#687698

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#5E6E95

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#217E81

Achromatopsia (no color)

#717171

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #497696;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(73, 118, 150);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(54.7% 0.071 240.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#819db5',
    500: '#497696',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #497696;
$custom-light: #819db5;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#497696",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 73,
    "g": 118,
    "b": 150
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 204.935,
    "s": 34.529,
    "l": 43.725
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.5466,
    "c": 0.07056,
    "h": 240.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.16575
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#497696

secondary

#B59986

accent

#8B5DCB

background

#F8F9FB

surface

#EFF2F6

border

#CACCD0

text

#0B0E11

muted

#7C7E80

Preview Lab

Preview with #497696

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

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