#497997#497997

#497997 is a mid, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.173; OKLCH L 55.4% C 0.070 H 237.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 4.70:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#497997
RGB	rgb(73, 121, 151)
HSL	hsl(203, 35%, 44%)
HSV	hsv(203, 52%, 59%)
CMYK	cmyk(51.7%, 19.9%, 0%, 40.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(48.67, -7.52, -21.22)
CIE-LCH	lch(48.67, 22.52, 250.49°)
OKLab	oklab(55.42% -0.0379 -0.059)
OKLCH	oklch(55.42% 0.07 237.3)
XYZ	xyz(15.1689, 17.3244, 31.8167)
Luminance	0.1733 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#497997 #976749

analogous

#49978E #497997 #495297

triadic

#497997 #974979 #799749

tetradic

#497997 #8E4997 #976749 #529749

square

#497997 #8E4997 #976749 #529749

split-complementary

#497997 #974952 #978E49

monochromatic

#213744 #35586E #497997 #6798B6 #91B4CA

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.70

#497997 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.47

#497997 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #497997

4.70:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##497997	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##497997	1.00	4.70	4.47	4.70
#FFFFFF	4.70	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.47	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	4.70	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#6B7898

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#617097

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#1F8183

Achromatopsia (no color)

#747474

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #497997;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(73, 121, 151);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(55.4% 0.070 237.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#819fb5',
    500: '#497997',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #497997;
$custom-light: #819fb5;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#497997",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 73,
    "g": 121,
    "b": 151
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 203.077,
    "s": 34.821,
    "l": 43.922
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.55423,
    "c": 0.07014,
    "h": 237.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.17326
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#497997

secondary

#B69886

accent

#875DCB

background

#F8F9FB

surface

#EFF2F6

border

#CACCD0

text

#0B0E11

muted

#7C7E80

Preview Lab

Preview with #497997

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

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