#497ABA#497ABA

#497ABA is a mid, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.189; OKLCH L 57.4% C 0.113 H 255.7°. Best body text is #000000 at 4.78:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#497ABA
RGB	rgb(73, 122, 186)
HSL	hsl(214, 45%, 51%)
HSV	hsv(214, 61%, 73%)
CMYK	cmyk(60.8%, 34.4%, 0%, 27.1%)
CIE-LAB	lab(50.55, 3.28, -38.65)
CIE-LCH	lch(50.55, 38.79, 274.85°)
OKLab	oklab(57.42% -0.0278 -0.1093)
OKLCH	oklch(57.42% 0.113 255.7)
XYZ	xyz(18.5670, 18.8790, 49.1104)
Luminance	0.1888 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#497ABA #BA8949

analogous

#49B3BA #497ABA #5049BA

triadic

#497ABA #BA497A #7ABA49

tetradic

#497ABA #BA49B3 #BA8949 #49BA50

square

#497ABA #BA49B3 #BA8949 #49BA50

split-complementary

#497ABA #BA5049 #B3BA49

monochromatic

#264063 #365D8F #497ABA #759ACB #A2BBDC

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.40

#497ABA on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.78

#497ABA on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #497ABA

4.78:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##497ABA	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##497ABA	1.00	4.40	4.78	4.78
#FFFFFF	4.40	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	4.78	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	4.78	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#5F7EBD

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#5073B9

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#008991

Achromatopsia (no color)

#787878

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #497aba;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(73, 122, 186);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(57.4% 0.113 255.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#85a0cf',
    500: '#497aba',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #497aba;
$custom-light: #85a0cf;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#497aba",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 73,
    "g": 122,
    "b": 186
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 213.982,
    "s": 45.02,
    "l": 50.784
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.57423,
    "c": 0.11283,
    "h": 255.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.18881
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#497ABA

secondary

#C8B396

accent

#9D53D5

background

#F8F9FC

surface

#F0F2F9

border

#CBCCD2

text

#0C0E14

muted

#7D7E82

Preview Lab

Preview with #497ABA

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

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