#497CBC#497CBC

#497CBC is a mid, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.195; OKLCH L 58.0% C 0.113 H 254.9°. Best body text is #000000 at 4.89:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#497CBC
RGB	rgb(73, 124, 188)
HSL	hsl(213, 46%, 51%)
HSV	hsv(213, 61%, 74%)
CMYK	cmyk(61.2%, 34%, 0%, 26.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(51.22, 2.75, -38.73)
CIE-LCH	lch(51.22, 38.83, 274.07°)
OKLab	oklab(57.98% -0.0295 -0.1096)
OKLCH	oklch(57.98% 0.113 254.9)
XYZ	xyz(19.0292, 19.4609, 50.3207)
Luminance	0.1946 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

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Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#497CBC #BC8949

analogous

#49B6BC #497CBC #4F49BC

triadic

#497CBC #BC497C #7CBC49

tetradic

#497CBC #BC49B6 #BC8949 #49BC4F

square

#497CBC #BC49B6 #BC8949 #49BC4F

split-complementary

#497CBC #BC4F49 #B6BC49

monochromatic

#254265 #365F92 #497CBC #769CCC #A2BCDD

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.29

#497CBC on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.89

#497CBC on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #497CBC

4.89:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##497CBC	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##497CBC	1.00	4.29	4.89	4.89
#FFFFFF	4.29	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	4.89	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	4.89	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#6180BF

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#5175BB

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#008B93

Achromatopsia (no color)

#7A7A7A

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #497cbc;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(73, 124, 188);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(58.0% 0.113 254.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#86a1d0',
    500: '#497cbc',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #497cbc;
$custom-light: #86a1d0;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#497cbc",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 73,
    "g": 124,
    "b": 188
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 213.391,
    "s": 46.185,
    "l": 51.176
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.57984,
    "c": 0.11347,
    "h": 254.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.19463
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#497CBC

secondary

#CAB397

accent

#9B52D6

background

#F8F9FC

surface

#F0F2F9

border

#CBCCD2

text

#0C0E14

muted

#7D7E82

Preview Lab

Preview with #497CBC

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

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