#497B96#497B96

#497B96 is a mid, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.178; OKLCH L 55.9% C 0.068 H 233.4°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 4.61:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#497B96
RGB	rgb(73, 123, 150)
HSL	hsl(201, 35%, 44%)
HSV	hsv(201, 51%, 59%)
CMYK	cmyk(51.3%, 18%, 0%, 41.2%)
CIE-LAB	lab(49.23, -8.98, -19.77)
CIE-LCH	lch(49.23, 21.71, 245.56°)
OKLab	oklab(55.86% -0.0407 -0.0549)
OKLCH	oklch(55.86% 0.068 233.4)
XYZ	xyz(15.3336, 17.7832, 31.4727)
Luminance	0.1778 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#497B96 #966449

analogous

#49968A #497B96 #495496

triadic

#497B96 #96497B #7B9649

tetradic

#497B96 #8A4996 #966449 #549649

square

#497B96 #8A4996 #966449 #549649

split-complementary

#497B96 #964954 #968A49

monochromatic

#213744 #35596D #497B96 #679AB5 #90B5C9

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.61

#497B96 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.56

#497B96 on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #497B96

4.61:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##497B96	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##497B96	1.00	4.61	4.56	4.61
#FFFFFF	4.61	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.56	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	4.61	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#6E7A97

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#637196

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#1F8284

Achromatopsia (no color)

#757575

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #497b96;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(73, 123, 150);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(55.9% 0.068 233.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#81a1b5',
    500: '#497b96',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #497b96;
$custom-light: #81a1b5;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#497b96",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 73,
    "g": 123,
    "b": 150
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 201.039,
    "s": 34.529,
    "l": 43.725
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.55859,
    "c": 0.06836,
    "h": 233.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.17784
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#497B96

secondary

#B59686

accent

#845DCB

background

#F8F9FB

surface

#EFF2F6

border

#CACCD0

text

#0B0E11

muted

#7C7E80

Preview Lab

Preview with #497B96

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

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