#497BC4#497BC4

#497BC4 is a mid, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.196; OKLCH L 58.2% C 0.125 H 257.8°. Best body text is #000000 at 4.91:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#497BC4
RGB	rgb(73, 123, 196)
HSL	hsl(216, 51%, 53%)
HSV	hsv(216, 63%, 77%)
CMYK	cmyk(62.8%, 37.2%, 0%, 23.1%)
CIE-LAB	lab(51.34, 6.08, -43.12)
CIE-LCH	lch(51.34, 43.55, 278.03°)
OKLab	oklab(58.21% -0.0264 -0.1224)
OKLCH	oklch(58.21% 0.125 257.8)
XYZ	xyz(19.7909, 19.5661, 54.9475)
Luminance	0.1957 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#497BC4 #C49249

analogous

#49B8C4 #497BC4 #5549C4

triadic

#497BC4 #C4497B #7BC449

tetradic

#497BC4 #C449B8 #C49249 #49C455

square

#497BC4 #C449B8 #C49249 #49C455

split-complementary

#497BC4 #C45549 #B8C449

monochromatic

#24426F #335E9D #497BC4 #779DD3 #A5BEE2

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.27

#497BC4 on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.91

#497BC4 on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #497BC4

4.91:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##497BC4	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##497BC4	1.00	4.27	4.91	4.91
#FFFFFF	4.27	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	4.91	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	4.91	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#5B81C7

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#4A75C2

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#008C96

Achromatopsia (no color)

#7A7A7A

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #497bc4;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(73, 123, 196);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(58.2% 0.125 257.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#87a0d6',
    500: '#497bc4',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #497bc4;
$custom-light: #87a0d6;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#497bc4",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 73,
    "g": 123,
    "b": 196
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 215.61,
    "s": 51.037,
    "l": 52.745
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.58211,
    "c": 0.12521,
    "h": 257.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.19568
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#497BC4

secondary

#CFB99A

accent

#A14DDB

background

#F8F9FD

surface

#F0F2FA

border

#CBCCD3

text

#0C0E14

muted

#7D7E83

Preview Lab

Preview with #497BC4

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

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