#497BB5#497BB5

#497BB5 is a mid, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.189; OKLCH L 57.4% C 0.105 H 253.2°. Best body text is #000000 at 4.78:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#497BB5
RGB	rgb(73, 123, 181)
HSL	hsl(212, 43%, 50%)
HSV	hsv(212, 60%, 71%)
CMYK	cmyk(59.7%, 32%, 0%, 29%)
CIE-LAB	lab(50.59, 1.00, -35.70)
CIE-LCH	lch(50.59, 35.71, 271.60°)
OKLab	oklab(57.38% -0.0303 -0.1007)
OKLCH	oklch(57.38% 0.105 253.2)
XYZ	xyz(18.1681, 18.9170, 46.4010)
Luminance	0.1892 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

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Perceptual scales

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Tints

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#497BB5 #B58349

analogous

#49B1B5 #497BB5 #4D49B5

triadic

#497BB5 #B5497B #7BB549

tetradic

#497BB5 #B549B1 #B58349 #49B54D

square

#497BB5 #B549B1 #B58349 #49B54D

split-complementary

#497BB5 #B54D49 #B1B549

monochromatic

#26405E #375D89 #497BB5 #749BC7 #A0BAD9

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.39

#497BB5 on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.78

#497BB5 on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #497BB5

4.78:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##497BB5	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##497BB5	1.00	4.39	4.78	4.78
#FFFFFF	4.39	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)

#637EB7

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#5474B4

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#008890

Achromatopsia (no color)

#787878

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #497bb5;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(73, 123, 181);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(57.4% 0.105 253.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#85a0cb',
    500: '#497bb5',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #497bb5;
$custom-light: #85a0cb;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#497bb5",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 73,
    "g": 123,
    "b": 181
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 212.222,
    "s": 42.52,
    "l": 49.804
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.57377,
    "c": 0.10521,
    "h": 253.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.18919
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#497BB5

secondary

#C5AF94

accent

#9955D2

background

#F8F9FC

surface

#F0F2F8

border

#CBCCD1

text

#0C0E13

muted

#7D7E82

Preview Lab

Preview with #497BB5

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

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