#497AA2#497AA2

#497AA2 is a mid, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.179; OKLCH L 56.2% C 0.082 H 244.6°. Best body text is #000000 at 4.59:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#497AA2
RGB	rgb(73, 122, 162)
HSL	hsl(207, 38%, 46%)
HSV	hsv(207, 55%, 64%)
CMYK	cmyk(54.9%, 24.7%, 0%, 36.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(49.43, -4.64, -26.49)
CIE-LCH	lch(49.43, 26.89, 260.07°)
OKLab	oklab(56.18% -0.0351 -0.0741)
OKLCH	oklch(56.18% 0.082 244.6)
XYZ	xyz(16.2264, 17.9428, 36.7836)
Luminance	0.1794 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

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Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#497AA2 #A27149

analogous

#49A29D #497AA2 #494EA2

triadic

#497AA2 #A2497A #7AA249

tetradic

#497AA2 #9D49A2 #A27149 #4EA249

square

#497AA2 #9D49A2 #A27149 #4EA249

split-complementary

#497AA2 #A2494E #A29D49

monochromatic

#233A4E #365A78 #497AA2 #6C98BD #96B6D0

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.58

#497AA2 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.59

#497AA2 on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #497AA2

4.59:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##497AA2	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##497AA2	1.00	4.58	4.59	4.59
#FFFFFF	4.58	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	4.59	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	4.59	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#697BA4

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#5D71A1

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#0D8488

Achromatopsia (no color)

#757575

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #497aa2;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(73, 122, 162);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(56.2% 0.082 244.6);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#82a0bd',
    500: '#497aa2',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #497aa2;
$custom-light: #82a0bd;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#497aa2",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 73,
    "g": 122,
    "b": 162
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 206.966,
    "s": 37.872,
    "l": 46.078
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.56177,
    "c": 0.08203,
    "h": 244.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.17944
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#497AA2

secondary

#BCA18B

accent

#8E5ACE

background

#F8F9FB

surface

#EFF2F6

border

#CACCD0

text

#0B0E12

muted

#7C7E81

Preview Lab

Preview with #497AA2

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

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