#497ABE#497ABE

#497ABE is a mid, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.191; OKLCH L 57.6% C 0.118 H 256.9°. Best body text is #000000 at 4.81:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#497ABE
RGB	rgb(73, 122, 190)
HSL	hsl(215, 47%, 52%)
HSV	hsv(215, 62%, 75%)
CMYK	cmyk(61.6%, 35.8%, 0%, 25.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(50.75, 4.64, -40.63)
CIE-LCH	lch(50.75, 40.89, 276.51°)
OKLab	oklab(57.65% -0.0268 -0.1151)
OKLCH	oklch(57.65% 0.118 256.9)
XYZ	xyz(18.9981, 19.0515, 51.3813)
Luminance	0.1905 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#497ABE #BE8D49

analogous

#49B4BE #497ABE #5349BE

triadic

#497ABE #BE497A #7ABE49

tetradic

#497ABE #BE49B4 #BE8D49 #49BE53

square

#497ABE #BE49B4 #BE8D49 #49BE53

split-complementary

#497ABE #BE5349 #B4BE49

monochromatic

#254168 #355D95 #497ABE #769BCE #A3BCDE

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.37

#497ABE on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.81

#497ABE on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #497ABE

4.81:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##497ABE	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##497ABE	1.00	4.37	4.81	4.81
#FFFFFF	4.37	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	4.81	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	4.81	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#5D7FC1

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#4D74BD

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#008993

Achromatopsia (no color)

#797979

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #497abe;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(73, 122, 190);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(57.6% 0.118 256.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#86a0d2',
    500: '#497abe',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #497abe;
$custom-light: #86a0d2;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#497abe",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 73,
    "g": 122,
    "b": 190
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 214.872,
    "s": 47.368,
    "l": 51.569
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.57646,
    "c": 0.1182,
    "h": 256.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.19053
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#497ABE

secondary

#CBB698

accent

#9F51D7

background

#F8F9FC

surface

#F0F2F9

border

#CBCCD2

text

#0C0E14

muted

#7D7E82

Preview Lab

Preview with #497ABE

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

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