#497AAB#497AAB

#497AAB is a mid, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.183; OKLCH L 56.6% C 0.093 H 249.8°. Best body text is #000000 at 4.66:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#497AAB
RGB	rgb(73, 122, 171)
HSL	hsl(210, 40%, 48%)
HSV	hsv(210, 57%, 67%)
CMYK	cmyk(57.3%, 28.7%, 0%, 32.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(49.83, -1.72, -31.10)
CIE-LCH	lch(49.83, 31.15, 266.83°)
OKLab	oklab(56.62% -0.0322 -0.0874)
OKLCH	oklch(56.62% 0.093 249.8)
XYZ	xyz(17.0552, 18.2743, 41.1487)
Luminance	0.1828 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

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Perceptual scales

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Tints

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#497AAB #AB7A49

analogous

#49ABAB #497AAB #4949AB

triadic

#497AAB #AB497A #7AAB49

tetradic

#497AAB #AB49AB #AB7A49 #49AB49

square

#497AAB #AB49AB #AB7A49 #49AB49

split-complementary

#497AAB #AB4949 #ABAB49

monochromatic

#243D55 #375B80 #497AAB #6F99C2 #9AB7D4

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.51

#497AAB on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.66

#497AAB on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #497AAB

4.66:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##497AAB	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##497AAB	1.00	4.51	4.66	4.66
#FFFFFF	4.51	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	4.66	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	4.66	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#667CAD

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#5972AA

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#00858B

Achromatopsia (no color)

#767676

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #497aab;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(73, 122, 171);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(56.6% 0.093 249.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#83a0c4',
    500: '#497aab',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #497aab;
$custom-light: #83a0c4;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#497aab",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 73,
    "g": 122,
    "b": 171
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 210,
    "s": 40.164,
    "l": 47.843
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.56624,
    "c": 0.09317,
    "h": 249.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.18276
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#497AAB

secondary

#C0A88F

accent

#9458D0

background

#F8F9FC

surface

#F0F2F8

border

#CBCCD1

text

#0B0E12

muted

#7C7E81

Preview Lab

Preview with #497AAB

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

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