#497BBE#497BBE

#497BBE is a mid, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.193; OKLCH L 57.9% C 0.117 H 256.2°. Best body text is #000000 at 4.86:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#497BBE
RGB	rgb(73, 123, 190)
HSL	hsl(214, 47%, 52%)
HSV	hsv(214, 62%, 75%)
CMYK	cmyk(61.6%, 35.3%, 0%, 25.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(51.03, 4.03, -40.17)
CIE-LCH	lch(51.03, 40.38, 275.74°)
OKLab	oklab(57.87% -0.0279 -0.1138)
OKLCH	oklch(57.87% 0.117 256.2)
XYZ	xyz(19.1216, 19.2983, 51.4225)
Luminance	0.1930 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

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Perceptual scales

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Color harmonies

complementary

#497BBE #BE8C49

analogous

#49B6BE #497BBE #5249BE

triadic

#497BBE #BE497B #7BBE49

tetradic

#497BBE #BE49B6 #BE8C49 #49BE52

square

#497BBE #BE49B6 #BE8C49 #49BE52

split-complementary

#497BBE #BE5249 #B6BE49

monochromatic

#254168 #355E95 #497BBE #769CCE #A3BCDE

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.32

#497BBE on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.86

#497BBE on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #497BBE

4.86:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##497BBE	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##497BBE	1.00	4.32	4.86	4.86
#FFFFFF	4.32	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	4.86	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	4.86	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#5E80C1

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#4F75BD

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#008A93

Achromatopsia (no color)

#7A7A7A

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #497bbe;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(73, 123, 190);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(57.9% 0.117 256.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#86a0d2',
    500: '#497bbe',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #497bbe;
$custom-light: #86a0d2;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#497bbe",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 73,
    "g": 123,
    "b": 190
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 214.359,
    "s": 47.368,
    "l": 51.569
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.5787,
    "c": 0.11716,
    "h": 256.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.193
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#497BBE

secondary

#CBB598

accent

#9E51D7

background

#F8F9FC

surface

#F0F2F9

border

#CBCCD2

text

#0C0E14

muted

#7D7E82

Preview Lab

Preview with #497BBE

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

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