#497995#497995

#497995 is a mid, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.173; OKLCH L 55.3% C 0.068 H 235.4°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 4.72:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#497995
RGB	rgb(73, 121, 149)
HSL	hsl(202, 34%, 44%)
HSV	hsv(202, 51%, 58%)
CMYK	cmyk(51%, 18.8%, 0%, 41.6%)
CIE-LAB	lab(48.59, -8.14, -20.17)
CIE-LCH	lch(48.59, 21.75, 248.03°)
OKLab	oklab(55.33% -0.0386 -0.0561)
OKLCH	oklch(55.33% 0.068 235.4)
XYZ	xyz(15.0079, 17.2600, 30.9686)
Luminance	0.1726 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#497995 #956549

analogous

#49958B #497995 #495395

triadic

#497995 #954979 #799549

tetradic

#497995 #8B4995 #956549 #539549

square

#497995 #8B4995 #956549 #539549

split-complementary

#497995 #954953 #958B49

monochromatic

#213643 #35586C #497995 #6798B4 #90B4C9

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.72

#497995 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.45

#497995 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #497995

4.72:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##497995	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##497995	1.00	4.72	4.45	4.72
#FFFFFF	4.72	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.45	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	4.72	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#6C7896

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#617095

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#218082

Achromatopsia (no color)

#737373

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #497995;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(73, 121, 149);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(55.3% 0.068 235.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#819fb4',
    500: '#497995',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #497995;
$custom-light: #819fb4;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#497995",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 73,
    "g": 121,
    "b": 149
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 202.105,
    "s": 34.234,
    "l": 43.529
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.55333,
    "c": 0.06807,
    "h": 235.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.17261
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#497995

secondary

#B49785

accent

#865DCA

background

#F8F9FB

surface

#EFF2F6

border

#CACCD0

text

#0B0E11

muted

#7C7E80

Preview Lab

Preview with #497995

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

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