#497AAA#497AAA

#497AAA is a mid, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.182; OKLCH L 56.6% C 0.092 H 249.3°. Best body text is #000000 at 4.65:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#497AAA
RGB	rgb(73, 122, 170)
HSL	hsl(210, 40%, 48%)
HSV	hsv(210, 57%, 67%)
CMYK	cmyk(57.1%, 28.2%, 0%, 33.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(49.78, -2.05, -30.59)
CIE-LCH	lch(49.78, 30.66, 266.17°)
OKLab	oklab(56.57% -0.0325 -0.0859)
OKLCH	oklch(56.57% 0.092 249.3)
XYZ	xyz(16.9603, 18.2364, 40.6486)
Luminance	0.1824 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

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Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#497AAA #AA7949

analogous

#49AAAA #497AAA #4949AA

triadic

#497AAA #AA497A #7AAA49

tetradic

#497AAA #AA49AA #AA7949 #49AA49

square

#497AAA #AA49AA #AA7949 #49AA49

split-complementary

#497AAA #AA4949 #AAAA49

monochromatic

#243D54 #375B7F #497AAA #6F99C1 #9AB7D4

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.52

#497AAA on #FFFFFF

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On black

4.65

#497AAA on #000000

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Best text color

#000000 on #497AAA

4.65:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##497AAA	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##497AAA	1.00	4.52	4.65	4.65
#FFFFFF	4.52	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	4.65	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	4.65	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#667CAC

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#5972A9

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#00858B

Achromatopsia (no color)

#767676

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #497aaa;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(73, 122, 170);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(56.6% 0.092 249.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#83a0c3',
    500: '#497aaa',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #497aaa;
$custom-light: #83a0c3;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#497aaa",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 73,
    "g": 122,
    "b": 170
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 209.691,
    "s": 39.918,
    "l": 47.647
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.56573,
    "c": 0.0919,
    "h": 249.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.18238
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#497AAA

secondary

#C0A78F

accent

#9358D0

background

#F8F9FC

surface

#EFF2F8

border

#CACCD1

text

#0B0E12

muted

#7C7E81

Preview Lab

Preview with #497AAA

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

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