#497BB4#497BB4

#497BB4 is a mid, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.189; OKLCH L 57.3% C 0.104 H 252.9°. Best body text is #000000 at 4.78:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#497BB4
RGB	rgb(73, 123, 180)
HSL	hsl(212, 42%, 50%)
HSV	hsv(212, 59%, 71%)
CMYK	cmyk(59.4%, 31.7%, 0%, 29.4%)
CIE-LAB	lab(50.54, 0.66, -35.19)
CIE-LCH	lch(50.54, 35.20, 271.08°)
OKLab	oklab(57.32% -0.0306 -0.0993)
OKLCH	oklch(57.32% 0.104 252.9)
XYZ	xyz(18.0659, 18.8761, 45.8626)
Luminance	0.1888 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#497BB4 #B48249

analogous

#49B0B4 #497BB4 #4D49B4

triadic

#497BB4 #B4497B #7BB449

tetradic

#497BB4 #B449B0 #B48249 #49B44D

square

#497BB4 #B449B0 #B48249 #49B44D

split-complementary

#497BB4 #B44D49 #B0B449

monochromatic

#263F5D #375D88 #497BB4 #749AC7 #9FBAD8

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.40

#497BB4 on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.78

#497BB4 on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #497BB4

4.78:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##497BB4	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##497BB4	1.00	4.40	4.78	4.78
#FFFFFF	4.40	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	4.78	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	4.78	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#637EB6

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#5574B3

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#00888F

Achromatopsia (no color)

#787878

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #497bb4;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(73, 123, 180);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(57.3% 0.104 252.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#84a0ca',
    500: '#497bb4',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #497bb4;
$custom-light: #84a0ca;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#497bb4",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 73,
    "g": 123,
    "b": 180
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 211.963,
    "s": 42.292,
    "l": 49.608
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.57324,
    "c": 0.1039,
    "h": 252.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.18878
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#497BB4

secondary

#C5AE94

accent

#9856D2

background

#F8F9FC

surface

#F0F2F8

border

#CBCCD1

text

#0C0E13

muted

#7D7E82

Preview Lab

Preview with #497BB4

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

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