#497AE9#497AE9
#497AE9 is a mid, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.212; OKLCH L 60.3% C 0.176 H 264.0°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.24:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #497AE9 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(73, 122, 233) |
| HSL | hsl(222, 78%, 60%) |
| HSV | hsv(222, 69%, 91%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(68.7%, 47.6%, 0%, 8.6%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(53.19, 19.61, -61.10) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(53.19, 64.17, 287.79°) |
| OKLab | oklab(60.32% -0.0185 -0.1752) |
| OKLCH | oklch(60.32% 0.176 264) |
| XYZ | xyz(24.4100, 21.2162, 79.8837) |
| Luminance | 0.2122 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | blue |
Closest named colors
Lightish Blue
#3D7AFD
ΔE00 2.10
Clear Blue
#247AFD
ΔE00 2.76
Deep Sky Blue
#0D75F8
ΔE00 3.37
Dodger Blue
#3E82FC
ΔE00 3.56
Cornflower Blue
#5170D7
ΔE00 4.42
Azure
#007FFF
ΔE00 4.48
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#497AE9 #E9B849
analogous
#49CAE9 #497AE9 #6849E9
triadic
#497AE9 #E9497A #7AE949
tetradic
#497AE9 #E949CA #E9B849 #49E968
square
#497AE9 #E949CA #E9B849 #49E968
split-complementary
#497AE9 #E96849 #CAE949
monochromatic
#1440A4 #1A55DA #497AE9 #80A2F0 #B6CAF6
Accessibility & contrast
On white
4.00
#497AE9 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
5.24
#497AE9 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #497AE9
5.24:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##497AE9 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##497AE9 | 1.00 | 4.00 | 5.24 | 5.24 |
| #FFFFFF | 4.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 5.24 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 5.24 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#3E87ED
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#1278E7
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#0094A6
Achromatopsia (no color)
#7F7F7F
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #497ae9; /* rgb */ color: rgb(73, 122, 233); /* oklch */ color: oklch(60.3% 0.176 264.0);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#8d9ff1',
500: '#497ae9',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #497ae9; $custom-light: #8d9ff1; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#497ae9",
"rgb": {
"r": 73,
"g": 122,
"b": 233
},
"hsl": {
"h": 221.625,
"s": 78.431,
"l": 60
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.60318,
"c": 0.17617,
"h": 264
},
"luminance": 0.21219
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#497AE9
secondary
#E6D3A8
accent
#B933F5
background
#F9F9FE
surface
#F2F2FD
border
#CCCCD5
text
#0E0E17
muted
#7E7E85