#497CAF#497CAF

#497CAF is a mid, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.189; OKLCH L 57.3% C 0.097 H 249.8°. Best body text is #000000 at 4.79:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#497CAF
RGB	rgb(73, 124, 175)
HSL	hsl(210, 41%, 49%)
HSV	hsv(210, 58%, 69%)
CMYK	cmyk(58.3%, 29.1%, 0%, 31.4%)
CIE-LAB	lab(50.60, -1.59, -32.21)
CIE-LCH	lch(50.60, 32.25, 267.17°)
OKLab	oklab(57.29% -0.0333 -0.0906)
OKLCH	oklch(57.29% 0.097 249.8)
XYZ	xyz(17.6904, 18.9254, 43.2698)
Luminance	0.1893 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#497CAF #AF7C49

analogous

#49AFAF #497CAF #4949AF

triadic

#497CAF #AF497C #7CAF49

tetradic

#497CAF #AF49AF #AF7C49 #49AF49

square

#497CAF #AF49AF #AF7C49 #49AF49

split-complementary

#497CAF #AF4949 #AFAF49

monochromatic

#253F59 #375D84 #497CAF #719BC4 #9CB9D6

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.39

#497CAF on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.79

#497CAF on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #497CAF

4.79:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##497CAF	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##497CAF	1.00	4.39	4.79	4.79
#FFFFFF	4.39	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	4.79	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	4.79	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#677EB1

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#5974AE

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#00888E

Achromatopsia (no color)

#787878

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #497caf;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(73, 124, 175);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(57.3% 0.097 249.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#84a1c7',
    500: '#497caf',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #497caf;
$custom-light: #84a1c7;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#497caf",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 73,
    "g": 124,
    "b": 175
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 210,
    "s": 41.129,
    "l": 48.627
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.57292,
    "c": 0.09654,
    "h": 249.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.18927
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#497CAF

secondary

#C2AA91

accent

#9457D1

background

#F8F9FC

surface

#F0F2F8

border

#CBCCD1

text

#0B0F13

muted

#7C7E82

Preview Lab

Preview with #497CAF

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

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