#497BDF#497BDF

#497BDF is a mid, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.209; OKLCH L 59.9% C 0.162 H 262.6°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.18:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#497BDF
RGB	rgb(73, 123, 223)
HSL	hsl(220, 70%, 58%)
HSV	hsv(220, 67%, 87%)
CMYK	cmyk(67.3%, 44.8%, 0%, 12.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(52.85, 15.47, -56.03)
CIE-LCH	lch(52.85, 58.13, 285.44°)
OKLab	oklab(59.86% -0.0209 -0.1603)
OKLCH	oklch(59.86% 0.162 262.6)
XYZ	xyz(23.1452, 20.9078, 72.6136)
Luminance	0.2091 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

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Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#497BDF #DFAD49

analogous

#49C6DF #497BDF #6249DF

triadic

#497BDF #DF497B #7BDF49

tetradic

#497BDF #DF49C6 #DFAD49 #49DF62

square

#497BDF #DF49C6 #DFAD49 #49DF62

split-complementary

#497BDF #DF6249 #C6DF49

monochromatic

#1A4394 #235AC8 #497BDF #7DA1E8 #B1C6F1

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.05

#497BDF on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

5.18

#497BDF on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #497BDF

5.18:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##497BDF	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##497BDF	1.00	4.05	5.18	5.18
#FFFFFF	4.05	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	5.18	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	5.18	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#4986E3

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#2D78DD

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#0092A2

Achromatopsia (no color)

#7E7E7E

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #497bdf;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(73, 123, 223);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(59.9% 0.162 262.6);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8ba0e9',
    500: '#497bdf',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #497bdf;
$custom-light: #8ba0e9;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#497bdf",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 73,
    "g": 123,
    "b": 223
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 220,
    "s": 70.093,
    "l": 58.039
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.59864,
    "c": 0.16164,
    "h": 262.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.2091
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#497BDF

secondary

#E0CCA4

accent

#B23BED

background

#F9F9FE

surface

#F1F2FD

border

#CBCCD5

text

#0D0E16

muted

#7E7E84

Preview Lab

Preview with #497BDF

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

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