#497BBD#497BBD

#497BBD is a mid, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.193; OKLCH L 57.8% C 0.116 H 255.9°. Best body text is #000000 at 4.85:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#497BBD
RGB	rgb(73, 123, 189)
HSL	hsl(214, 47%, 51%)
HSV	hsv(214, 61%, 74%)
CMYK	cmyk(61.4%, 34.9%, 0%, 25.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(50.98, 3.69, -39.68)
CIE-LCH	lch(50.98, 39.85, 275.32°)
OKLab	oklab(57.81% -0.0281 -0.1123)
OKLCH	oklch(57.81% 0.116 255.9)
XYZ	xyz(19.0126, 19.2548, 50.8488)
Luminance	0.1926 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#497BBD #BD8B49

analogous

#49B5BD #497BBD #5149BD

triadic

#497BBD #BD497B #7BBD49

tetradic

#497BBD #BD49B5 #BD8B49 #49BD51

square

#497BBD #BD49B5 #BD8B49 #49BD51

split-complementary

#497BBD #BD5149 #B5BD49

monochromatic

#254166 #355E93 #497BBD #769CCD #A3BCDE

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.33

#497BBD on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.85

#497BBD on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #497BBD

4.85:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##497BBD	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##497BBD	1.00	4.33	4.85	4.85
#FFFFFF	4.33	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	4.85	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	4.85	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#5F7FC0

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#4F74BC

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#008A93

Achromatopsia (no color)

#797979

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #497bbd;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(73, 123, 189);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(57.8% 0.116 255.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#86a0d1',
    500: '#497bbd',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #497bbd;
$custom-light: #86a0d1;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#497bbd",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 73,
    "g": 123,
    "b": 189
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 214.138,
    "s": 46.774,
    "l": 51.373
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.57814,
    "c": 0.11581,
    "h": 255.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.19257
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#497BBD

secondary

#CAB497

accent

#9D51D6

background

#F8F9FC

surface

#F0F2F9

border

#CBCCD2

text

#0C0E14

muted

#7D7E82

Preview Lab

Preview with #497BBD

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

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