#497BB2#497BB2

#497BB2 is a mid, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.188; OKLCH L 57.2% C 0.101 H 252.0°. Best body text is #000000 at 4.76:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#497BB2
RGB	rgb(73, 123, 178)
HSL	hsl(211, 42%, 49%)
HSV	hsv(211, 59%, 70%)
CMYK	cmyk(59%, 30.9%, 0%, 30.2%)
CIE-LAB	lab(50.45, -0.00, -34.19)
CIE-LCH	lch(50.45, 34.19, 269.99°)
OKLab	oklab(57.22% -0.0312 -0.0964)
OKLCH	oklch(57.22% 0.101 252)
XYZ	xyz(17.8636, 18.7952, 44.7973)
Luminance	0.1880 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#497BB2 #B28049

analogous

#49B0B2 #497BB2 #4C49B2

triadic

#497BB2 #B2497B #7BB249

tetradic

#497BB2 #B249B0 #B28049 #49B24C

square

#497BB2 #B249B0 #B28049 #49B24C

split-complementary

#497BB2 #B24C49 #B0B249

monochromatic

#253F5B #375D87 #497BB2 #739AC5 #9EB9D7

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.41

#497BB2 on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.76

#497BB2 on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #497BB2

4.76:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##497BB2	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##497BB2	1.00	4.41	4.76	4.76
#FFFFFF	4.41	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	4.76	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	4.76	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#647EB4

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#5673B1

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#00888E

Achromatopsia (no color)

#787878

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #497bb2;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(73, 123, 178);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(57.2% 0.101 252.0);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#84a0c9',
    500: '#497bb2',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #497bb2;
$custom-light: #84a0c9;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#497bb2",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 73,
    "g": 123,
    "b": 178
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 211.429,
    "s": 41.833,
    "l": 49.216
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.57218,
    "c": 0.10129,
    "h": 252
  },
  "luminance": 0.18797
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#497BB2

secondary

#C4AD93

accent

#9756D2

background

#F8F9FC

surface

#F0F2F8

border

#CBCCD1

text

#0C0E13

muted

#7D7E82

Preview Lab

Preview with #497BB2

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

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