#497BB7#497BB7

#497BB7 is a mid, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.190; OKLCH L 57.5% C 0.108 H 254.0°. Best body text is #000000 at 4.80:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#497BB7
RGB	rgb(73, 123, 183)
HSL	hsl(213, 43%, 50%)
HSV	hsv(213, 60%, 72%)
CMYK	cmyk(60.1%, 32.8%, 0%, 28.2%)
CIE-LAB	lab(50.69, 1.67, -36.70)
CIE-LCH	lch(50.69, 36.73, 272.60°)
OKLab	oklab(57.49% -0.0298 -0.1036)
OKLCH	oklch(57.49% 0.108 254)
XYZ	xyz(18.3748, 18.9996, 47.4895)
Luminance	0.1900 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#497BB7 #B78549

analogous

#49B2B7 #497BB7 #4E49B7

triadic

#497BB7 #B7497B #7BB749

tetradic

#497BB7 #B749B2 #B78549 #49B74E

square

#497BB7 #B749B2 #B78549 #49B74E

split-complementary

#497BB7 #B74E49 #B2B749

monochromatic

#264060 #375E8C #497BB7 #759BC8 #A1BBDA

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.37

#497BB7 on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.80

#497BB7 on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #497BB7

4.80:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##497BB7	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##497BB7	1.00	4.37	4.80	4.80
#FFFFFF	4.37	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	4.80	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	4.80	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#627EBA

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#5374B6

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#008991

Achromatopsia (no color)

#797979

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #497bb7;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(73, 123, 183);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(57.5% 0.108 254.0);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#85a0cd',
    500: '#497bb7',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #497bb7;
$custom-light: #85a0cd;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#497bb7",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 73,
    "g": 123,
    "b": 183
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 212.727,
    "s": 43.307,
    "l": 50.196
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.57485,
    "c": 0.10784,
    "h": 254
  },
  "luminance": 0.19001
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#497BB7

secondary

#C6B095

accent

#9A55D3

background

#F8F9FC

surface

#F0F2F9

border

#CBCCD2

text

#0C0E13

muted

#7D7E82

Preview Lab

Preview with #497BB7

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

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