#497ADD#497ADD

#497ADD is a mid, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.206; OKLCH L 59.5% C 0.160 H 262.7°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.11:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#497ADD
RGB	rgb(73, 122, 221)
HSL	hsl(220, 69%, 58%)
HSV	hsv(220, 67%, 87%)
CMYK	cmyk(67%, 44.8%, 0%, 13.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(52.46, 15.39, -55.53)
CIE-LCH	lch(52.46, 57.62, 285.49°)
OKLab	oklab(59.53% -0.0203 -0.1588)
OKLCH	oklch(59.53% 0.16 262.7)
XYZ	xyz(22.7537, 20.5537, 71.1607)
Luminance	0.2056 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#497ADD #DDAC49

analogous

#49C4DD #497ADD #6249DD

triadic

#497ADD #DD497A #7ADD49

tetradic

#497ADD #DD49C4 #DDAC49 #49DD62

square

#497ADD #DD49C4 #DDAC49 #49DD62

split-complementary

#497ADD #DD6249 #C4DD49

monochromatic

#1B4291 #2559C4 #497ADD #7DA0E7 #B0C5F0

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.11

#497ADD on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

5.11

#497ADD on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #497ADD

5.11:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##497ADD	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##497ADD	1.00	4.11	5.11	5.11
#FFFFFF	4.11	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	5.11	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	5.11	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#4984E1

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#2E77DB

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#0091A1

Achromatopsia (no color)

#7D7D7D

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #497add;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(73, 122, 221);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(59.5% 0.160 262.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8b9fe8',
    500: '#497add',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #497add;
$custom-light: #8b9fe8;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#497add",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 73,
    "g": 122,
    "b": 221
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 220.135,
    "s": 68.519,
    "l": 57.647
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.59526,
    "c": 0.16012,
    "h": 262.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.20556
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#497ADD

secondary

#DFCBA3

accent

#B13CEB

background

#F9F9FE

surface

#F1F2FD

border

#CBCCD5

text

#0D0E16

muted

#7E7E84

Preview Lab

Preview with #497ADD

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

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