#497AE3#497AE3
#497AE3 is a mid, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.209; OKLCH L 59.9% C 0.168 H 263.4°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.18:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #497AE3 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(73, 122, 227) |
| HSL | hsl(221, 73%, 59%) |
| HSV | hsv(221, 68%, 89%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(67.8%, 46.3%, 0%, 11%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(52.82, 17.49, -58.33) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(52.82, 60.90, 286.69°) |
| OKLab | oklab(59.92% -0.0194 -0.167) |
| OKLCH | oklch(59.92% 0.168 263.4) |
| XYZ | xyz(23.5674, 20.8792, 75.4462) |
| Luminance | 0.2088 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | blue |
Closest named colors
Lightish Blue
#3D7AFD
ΔE00 2.74
Clear Blue
#247AFD
ΔE00 3.03
Deep Sky Blue
#0D75F8
ΔE00 3.41
Dodger Blue
#3E82FC
ΔE00 3.89
Cornflower Blue
#5170D7
ΔE00 4.25
Azure
#007FFF
ΔE00 4.55
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#497AE3 #E3B249
analogous
#49C7E3 #497AE3 #6549E3
triadic
#497AE3 #E3497A #7AE349
tetradic
#497AE3 #E349C7 #E3B249 #49E365
square
#497AE3 #E349C7 #E3B249 #49E365
split-complementary
#497AE3 #E36549 #C7E349
monochromatic
#18419A #2058CF #497AE3 #7EA1EB #B3C8F3
Accessibility & contrast
On white
4.06
#497AE3 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
5.18
#497AE3 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #497AE3
5.18:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##497AE3 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##497AE3 | 1.00 | 4.06 | 5.18 | 5.18 |
| #FFFFFF | 4.06 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 5.18 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 5.18 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#4486E7
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#2377E1
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#0092A3
Achromatopsia (no color)
#7E7E7E
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #497ae3; /* rgb */ color: rgb(73, 122, 227); /* oklch */ color: oklch(59.9% 0.168 263.4);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#8c9fec',
500: '#497ae3',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #497ae3; $custom-light: #8c9fec; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#497ae3",
"rgb": {
"r": 73,
"g": 122,
"b": 227
},
"hsl": {
"h": 220.909,
"s": 73.333,
"l": 58.824
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.59917,
"c": 0.16817,
"h": 263.4
},
"luminance": 0.20882
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#497AE3
secondary
#E2CFA6
accent
#B538F0
background
#F9F9FE
surface
#F2F2FD
border
#CCCCD5
text
#0D0E16
muted
#7E7E84