#497BB0#497BB0

#497BB0 is a mid, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.187; OKLCH L 57.1% C 0.099 H 251.2°. Best body text is #000000 at 4.74:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#497BB0
RGB	rgb(73, 123, 176)
HSL	hsl(211, 41%, 49%)
HSV	hsv(211, 59%, 69%)
CMYK	cmyk(58.5%, 30.1%, 0%, 31%)
CIE-LAB	lab(50.35, -0.67, -33.18)
CIE-LCH	lch(50.35, 33.19, 268.85°)
OKLab	oklab(57.11% -0.0318 -0.0934)
OKLCH	oklch(57.11% 0.099 251.2)
XYZ	xyz(17.6643, 18.7154, 43.7474)
Luminance	0.1872 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#497BB0 #B07E49

analogous

#49AFB0 #497BB0 #4B49B0

triadic

#497BB0 #B0497B #7BB049

tetradic

#497BB0 #B049AF #B07E49 #49B04B

square

#497BB0 #B049AF #B07E49 #49B04B

split-complementary

#497BB0 #B04B49 #AFB049

monochromatic

#253F59 #375D85 #497BB0 #729AC4 #9DB9D6

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.43

#497BB0 on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.74

#497BB0 on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #497BB0

4.74:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##497BB0	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##497BB0	1.00	4.43	4.74	4.74
#FFFFFF	4.43	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	4.74	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	4.74	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#657DB2

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#5773AF

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#00878E

Achromatopsia (no color)

#787878

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #497bb0;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(73, 123, 176);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(57.1% 0.099 251.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#84a0c8',
    500: '#497bb0',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #497bb0;
$custom-light: #84a0c8;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#497bb0",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 73,
    "g": 123,
    "b": 176
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 210.874,
    "s": 41.365,
    "l": 48.824
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.57113,
    "c": 0.09871,
    "h": 251.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.18717
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#497BB0

secondary

#C3AB92

accent

#9657D1

background

#F8F9FC

surface

#F0F2F8

border

#CBCCD1

text

#0B0E13

muted

#7C7E82

Preview Lab

Preview with #497BB0

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

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