#497799#497799

#497799 is a mid, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.169; OKLCH L 55.0% C 0.073 H 241.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 4.79:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#497799
RGB	rgb(73, 119, 153)
HSL	hsl(206, 35%, 44%)
HSV	hsv(206, 52%, 60%)
CMYK	cmyk(52.3%, 22.2%, 0%, 40%)
CIE-LAB	lab(48.14, -5.73, -23.20)
CIE-LCH	lch(48.14, 23.90, 256.12°)
OKLab	oklab(55.04% -0.0347 -0.0647)
OKLCH	oklch(55.04% 0.073 241.8)
XYZ	xyz(15.0922, 16.9088, 32.5992)
Luminance	0.1691 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#497799 #996B49

analogous

#499993 #497799 #494F99

triadic

#497799 #994977 #779949

tetradic

#497799 #934999 #996B49 #4F9949

square

#497799 #934999 #996B49 #4F9949

split-complementary

#497799 #99494F #999349

monochromatic

#213746 #355770 #497799 #6896B7 #92B2CB

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.79

#497799 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.38

#497799 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #497799

4.79:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##497799	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##497799	1.00	4.79	4.38	4.79
#FFFFFF	4.79	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.38	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	4.79	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#68779B

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#5D6F98

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#1D7F82

Achromatopsia (no color)

#727272

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #497799;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(73, 119, 153);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(55.0% 0.073 241.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#819eb7',
    500: '#497799',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #497799;
$custom-light: #819eb7;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#497799",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 73,
    "g": 119,
    "b": 153
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 205.5,
    "s": 35.398,
    "l": 44.314
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.55038,
    "c": 0.0734,
    "h": 241.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.1691
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#497799

secondary

#B79B87

accent

#8C5CCB

background

#F8F9FB

surface

#EFF2F6

border

#CACCD0

text

#0B0E11

muted

#7C7E80

Preview Lab

Preview with #497799

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

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