#497897#497897

#497897 is a mid, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.171; OKLCH L 55.2% C 0.071 H 238.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 4.75:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#497897
RGB	rgb(73, 120, 151)
HSL	hsl(204, 35%, 44%)
HSV	hsv(204, 52%, 59%)
CMYK	cmyk(51.7%, 20.5%, 0%, 40.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(48.36, -6.94, -21.69)
CIE-LCH	lch(48.36, 22.77, 252.25°)
OKLab	oklab(55.18% -0.0366 -0.0604)
OKLCH	oklch(55.18% 0.071 238.8)
XYZ	xyz(15.0480, 17.0826, 31.7764)
Luminance	0.1708 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#497897 #976849

analogous

#49978F #497897 #495197

triadic

#497897 #974978 #789749

tetradic

#497897 #8F4997 #976849 #519749

square

#497897 #8F4997 #976849 #519749

split-complementary

#497897 #974951 #978F49

monochromatic

#213644 #35576E #497897 #6797B6 #91B3CA

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.75

#497897 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.42

#497897 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #497897

4.75:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##497897	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##497897	1.00	4.75	4.42	4.75
#FFFFFF	4.75	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.42	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	4.75	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#6A7799

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#5F6F96

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#1F8082

Achromatopsia (no color)

#737373

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #497897;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(73, 120, 151);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(55.2% 0.071 238.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#819eb5',
    500: '#497897',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #497897;
$custom-light: #819eb5;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#497897",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 73,
    "g": 120,
    "b": 151
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 203.846,
    "s": 34.821,
    "l": 43.922
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.55184,
    "c": 0.07062,
    "h": 238.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.17084
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#497897

secondary

#B69986

accent

#895DCB

background

#F8F9FB

surface

#EFF2F6

border

#CACCD0

text

#0B0E11

muted

#7C7E80

Preview Lab

Preview with #497897

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

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