#497A97#497A97

#497A97 is a mid, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.176; OKLCH L 55.7% C 0.070 H 235.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 4.65:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#497A97
RGB	rgb(73, 122, 151)
HSL	hsl(202, 35%, 44%)
HSV	hsv(202, 52%, 59%)
CMYK	cmyk(51.7%, 19.2%, 0%, 40.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(48.97, -8.10, -20.76)
CIE-LCH	lch(48.97, 22.28, 248.69°)
OKLab	oklab(55.66% -0.0391 -0.0577)
OKLCH	oklch(55.66% 0.07 235.9)
XYZ	xyz(15.2911, 17.5687, 31.8575)
Luminance	0.1757 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#497A97 #976649

analogous

#49978D #497A97 #495397

triadic

#497A97 #97497A #7A9749

tetradic

#497A97 #8D4997 #976649 #539749

square

#497A97 #8D4997 #976649 #539749

split-complementary

#497A97 #974953 #978D49

monochromatic

#213744 #35596E #497A97 #6799B6 #91B5CA

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.65

#497A97 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.51

#497A97 on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #497A97

4.65:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##497A97	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##497A97	1.00	4.65	4.51	4.65
#FFFFFF	4.65	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.51	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	4.65	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#6D7998

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#627197

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#1F8284

Achromatopsia (no color)

#747474

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #497a97;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(73, 122, 151);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(55.7% 0.070 235.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#81a0b5',
    500: '#497a97',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #497a97;
$custom-light: #81a0b5;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#497a97",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 73,
    "g": 122,
    "b": 151
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 202.308,
    "s": 34.821,
    "l": 43.922
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.55663,
    "c": 0.06972,
    "h": 235.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.1757
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#497A97

secondary

#B69886

accent

#865DCB

background

#F8F9FB

surface

#EFF2F6

border

#CACCD0

text

#0B0E11

muted

#7C7E80

Preview Lab

Preview with #497A97

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

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