#497BAD#497BAD

#497BAD is a mid, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.186; OKLCH L 57.0% C 0.095 H 249.8°. Best body text is #000000 at 4.72:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#497BAD
RGB	rgb(73, 123, 173)
HSL	hsl(210, 41%, 48%)
HSV	hsv(210, 58%, 68%)
CMYK	cmyk(57.8%, 28.9%, 0%, 32.2%)
CIE-LAB	lab(50.21, -1.66, -31.66)
CIE-LCH	lch(50.21, 31.70, 267.00°)
OKLab	oklab(56.96% -0.0327 -0.089)
OKLCH	oklch(56.96% 0.095 249.8)
XYZ	xyz(17.3707, 18.5980, 42.2014)
Luminance	0.1860 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

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Perceptual scales

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Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#497BAD #AD7B49

analogous

#49ADAD #497BAD #4949AD

triadic

#497BAD #AD497B #7BAD49

tetradic

#497BAD #AD49AD #AD7B49 #49AD49

square

#497BAD #AD49AD #AD7B49 #49AD49

split-complementary

#497BAD #AD4949 #ADAD49

monochromatic

#253E57 #375C82 #497BAD #709AC3 #9BB8D5

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.45

#497BAD on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.72

#497BAD on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #497BAD

4.72:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##497BAD	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##497BAD	1.00	4.45	4.72	4.72
#FFFFFF	4.45	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	4.72	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	4.72	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#667DAF

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#5973AC

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#00878C

Achromatopsia (no color)

#777777

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #497bad;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(73, 123, 173);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(57.0% 0.095 249.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#84a1c5',
    500: '#497bad',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #497bad;
$custom-light: #84a1c5;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#497bad",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 73,
    "g": 123,
    "b": 173
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 210,
    "s": 40.65,
    "l": 48.235
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.56958,
    "c": 0.09486,
    "h": 249.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.186
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#497BAD

secondary

#C1A990

accent

#9457D1

background

#F8F9FC

surface

#F0F2F8

border

#CBCCD1

text

#0B0E13

muted

#7C7E82

Preview Lab

Preview with #497BAD

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

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