#497CBD#497CBD

#497CBD is a mid, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.195; OKLCH L 58.0% C 0.115 H 255.2°. Best body text is #000000 at 4.90:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#497CBD
RGB	rgb(73, 124, 189)
HSL	hsl(214, 47%, 51%)
HSV	hsv(214, 61%, 74%)
CMYK	cmyk(61.4%, 34.4%, 0%, 25.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(51.27, 3.09, -39.22)
CIE-LCH	lch(51.27, 39.35, 274.51°)
OKLab	oklab(58.04% -0.0292 -0.111)
OKLCH	oklch(58.04% 0.115 255.2)
XYZ	xyz(19.1373, 19.5041, 50.8904)
Luminance	0.1951 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#497CBD #BD8A49

analogous

#49B6BD #497CBD #5049BD

triadic

#497CBD #BD497C #7CBD49

tetradic

#497CBD #BD49B6 #BD8A49 #49BD50

square

#497CBD #BD49B6 #BD8A49 #49BD50

split-complementary

#497CBD #BD5049 #B6BD49

monochromatic

#254266 #355F93 #497CBD #769CCD #A3BDDE

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.28

#497CBD on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.90

#497CBD on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #497CBD

4.90:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##497CBD	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##497CBD	1.00	4.28	4.90	4.90
#FFFFFF	4.28	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	4.90	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	4.90	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#6080C0

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#5175BC

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#008B94

Achromatopsia (no color)

#7A7A7A

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #497cbd;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(73, 124, 189);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(58.0% 0.115 255.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#86a1d1',
    500: '#497cbd',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #497cbd;
$custom-light: #86a1d1;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#497cbd",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 73,
    "g": 124,
    "b": 189
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 213.621,
    "s": 46.774,
    "l": 51.373
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.58039,
    "c": 0.11479,
    "h": 255.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.19506
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#497CBD

secondary

#CAB497

accent

#9C51D6

background

#F8F9FC

surface

#F0F2F9

border

#CBCCD2

text

#0C0E14

muted

#7D7E82

Preview Lab

Preview with #497CBD

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

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