#497AEF#497AEF
#497AEF is a mid, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.216; OKLCH L 60.7% C 0.184 H 264.5°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.31:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #497AEF |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(73, 122, 239) |
| HSL | hsl(222, 84%, 61%) |
| HSV | hsv(222, 69%, 94%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(69.5%, 49%, 0%, 6.3%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(53.56, 21.72, -63.84) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(53.56, 67.43, 288.79°) |
| OKLab | oklab(60.73% -0.0178 -0.1833) |
| OKLCH | oklch(60.73% 0.184 264.5) |
| XYZ | xyz(25.2817, 21.5649, 84.4747) |
| Luminance | 0.2157 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | blue |
Closest named colors
Lightish Blue
#3D7AFD
ΔE00 1.52
Clear Blue
#247AFD
ΔE00 2.65
Dodger Blue
#3E82FC
ΔE00 3.35
Deep Sky Blue
#0D75F8
ΔE00 3.49
Azure
#007FFF
ΔE00 4.52
Cornflower Blue
#5170D7
ΔE00 4.71
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#497AEF #EFBE49
analogous
#49CDEF #497AEF #6B49EF
triadic
#497AEF #EF497A #7AEF49
tetradic
#497AEF #EF49CD #EFBE49 #49EF6B
square
#497AEF #EF49CD #EFBE49 #49EF6B
split-complementary
#497AEF #EF6B49 #CDEF49
monochromatic
#0F3EAE #1452E7 #497AEF #81A3F4 #BACCF9
Accessibility & contrast
On white
3.95
#497AEF on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
5.31
#497AEF on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #497AEF
5.31:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##497AEF | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##497AEF | 1.00 | 3.95 | 5.31 | 5.31 |
| #FFFFFF | 3.95 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 5.31 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 5.31 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#3788F3
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#0079ED
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#0096A9
Achromatopsia (no color)
#808080
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #497aef; /* rgb */ color: rgb(73, 122, 239); /* oklch */ color: oklch(60.7% 0.184 264.5);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#8e9ff5',
500: '#497aef',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #497aef; $custom-light: #8e9ff5; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#497aef",
"rgb": {
"r": 73,
"g": 122,
"b": 239
},
"hsl": {
"h": 222.289,
"s": 83.838,
"l": 61.176
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.60726,
"c": 0.18412,
"h": 264.5
},
"luminance": 0.21568
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#497AEF
secondary
#E9D7AB
accent
#A005E0
background
#F9F9FF
surface
#F2F2FE
border
#CCCCD6
text
#0E0E17
muted
#7E7E85