#497899#497899

#497899 is a mid, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.171; OKLCH L 55.3% C 0.073 H 240.5°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 4.74:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#497899
RGB	rgb(73, 120, 153)
HSL	hsl(205, 35%, 44%)
HSV	hsv(205, 52%, 60%)
CMYK	cmyk(52.3%, 21.6%, 0%, 40%)
CIE-LAB	lab(48.45, -6.32, -22.74)
CIE-LCH	lch(48.45, 23.60, 254.47°)
OKLab	oklab(55.28% -0.0359 -0.0634)
OKLCH	oklch(55.28% 0.073 240.5)
XYZ	xyz(15.2118, 17.1481, 32.6391)
Luminance	0.1715 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#497899 #996A49

analogous

#499992 #497899 #495099

triadic

#497899 #994978 #789949

tetradic

#497899 #924999 #996A49 #509949

square

#497899 #924999 #996A49 #509949

split-complementary

#497899 #994950 #999249

monochromatic

#213746 #355870 #497899 #6897B7 #92B3CB

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.74

#497899 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.43

#497899 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #497899

4.74:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##497899	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##497899	1.00	4.74	4.43	4.74
#FFFFFF	4.74	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.43	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	4.74	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#69789B

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#5F6F98

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#1D8083

Achromatopsia (no color)

#737373

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #497899;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(73, 120, 153);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(55.3% 0.073 240.5);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#819eb7',
    500: '#497899',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #497899;
$custom-light: #819eb7;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#497899",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 73,
    "g": 120,
    "b": 153
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 204.75,
    "s": 35.398,
    "l": 44.314
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.55276,
    "c": 0.07283,
    "h": 240.5
  },
  "luminance": 0.17149
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#497899

secondary

#B79B87

accent

#8A5CCB

background

#F8F9FB

surface

#EFF2F6

border

#CACCD0

text

#0B0E11

muted

#7C7E80

Preview Lab

Preview with #497899

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

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