#497CBB#497CBB

#497CBB is a mid, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.194; OKLCH L 57.9% C 0.112 H 254.6°. Best body text is #000000 at 4.88:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#497CBB
RGB	rgb(73, 124, 187)
HSL	hsl(213, 46%, 51%)
HSV	hsv(213, 61%, 73%)
CMYK	cmyk(61%, 33.7%, 0%, 26.7%)
CIE-LAB	lab(51.17, 2.41, -38.23)
CIE-LCH	lch(51.17, 38.31, 273.61°)
OKLab	oklab(57.93% -0.0298 -0.1081)
OKLCH	oklch(57.93% 0.112 254.6)
XYZ	xyz(18.9217, 19.4179, 49.7549)
Luminance	0.1942 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#497CBB #BB8849

analogous

#49B5BB #497CBB #4F49BB

triadic

#497CBB #BB497C #7CBB49

tetradic

#497CBB #BB49B5 #BB8849 #49BB4F

square

#497CBB #BB49B5 #BB8849 #49BB4F

split-complementary

#497CBB #BB4F49 #B5BB49

monochromatic

#254164 #365F91 #497CBB #769CCC #A2BCDC

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.30

#497CBB on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.88

#497CBB on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #497CBB

4.88:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##497CBB	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##497CBB	1.00	4.30	4.88	4.88
#FFFFFF	4.30	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	4.88	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	4.88	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#6180BE

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#5275BA

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#008A93

Achromatopsia (no color)

#7A7A7A

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #497cbb;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(73, 124, 187);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(57.9% 0.112 254.6);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#85a1d0',
    500: '#497cbb',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #497cbb;
$custom-light: #85a1d0;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#497cbb",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 73,
    "g": 124,
    "b": 187
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 213.158,
    "s": 45.6,
    "l": 50.98
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.57929,
    "c": 0.11214,
    "h": 254.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.1942
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#497CBB

secondary

#C9B397

accent

#9B53D5

background

#F8F9FC

surface

#F0F2F9

border

#CBCCD2

text

#0C0E14

muted

#7D7E82

Preview Lab

Preview with #497CBB

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

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