#497ADA#497ADA

#497ADA is a mid, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.204; OKLCH L 59.3% C 0.156 H 262.3°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.08:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#497ADA
RGB	rgb(73, 122, 218)
HSL	hsl(220, 66%, 57%)
HSV	hsv(220, 67%, 85%)
CMYK	cmyk(66.5%, 44%, 0%, 14.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(52.28, 14.33, -54.12)
CIE-LCH	lch(52.28, 55.99, 284.83°)
OKLab	oklab(59.33% -0.0208 -0.1547)
OKLCH	oklch(59.33% 0.156 262.3)
XYZ	xyz(22.3576, 20.3953, 69.0745)
Luminance	0.2040 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#497ADA #DAA949

analogous

#49C3DA #497ADA #6149DA

triadic

#497ADA #DA497A #7ADA49

tetradic

#497ADA #DA49C3 #DAA949 #49DA61

square

#497ADA #DA49C3 #DAA949 #49DA61

split-complementary

#497ADA #DA6149 #C3DA49

monochromatic

#1C428C #275ABF #497ADA #7C9FE4 #AFC4EF

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.13

#497ADA on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

5.08

#497ADA on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #497ADA

5.08:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##497ADA	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##497ADA	1.00	4.13	5.08	5.08
#FFFFFF	4.13	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	5.08	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	5.08	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#4C84DE

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#3276D8

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#00909F

Achromatopsia (no color)

#7D7D7D

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #497ada;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(73, 122, 218);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(59.3% 0.156 262.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8a9fe6',
    500: '#497ada',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #497ada;
$custom-light: #8a9fe6;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#497ada",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 73,
    "g": 122,
    "b": 218
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 219.724,
    "s": 66.21,
    "l": 57.059
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.59333,
    "c": 0.15608,
    "h": 262.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.20397
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#497ADA

secondary

#DDC9A2

accent

#B03FE9

background

#F9F9FE

surface

#F1F2FC

border

#CBCCD5

text

#0D0E16

muted

#7E7E84

Preview Lab

Preview with #497ADA

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

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