#497CBE#497CBE

#497CBE is a mid, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.195; OKLCH L 58.1% C 0.116 H 255.6°. Best body text is #000000 at 4.91:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#497CBE
RGB	rgb(73, 124, 190)
HSL	hsl(214, 47%, 52%)
HSV	hsv(214, 62%, 75%)
CMYK	cmyk(61.6%, 34.7%, 0%, 25.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(51.32, 3.43, -39.72)
CIE-LCH	lch(51.32, 39.87, 274.94°)
OKLab	oklab(58.1% -0.029 -0.1124)
OKLCH	oklch(58.1% 0.116 255.6)
XYZ	xyz(19.2462, 19.5477, 51.4640)
Luminance	0.1955 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

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Perceptual scales

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Color harmonies

complementary

#497CBE #BE8B49

analogous

#49B7BE #497CBE #5149BE

triadic

#497CBE #BE497C #7CBE49

tetradic

#497CBE #BE49B7 #BE8B49 #49BE51

square

#497CBE #BE49B7 #BE8B49 #49BE51

split-complementary

#497CBE #BE5149 #B7BE49

monochromatic

#254268 #355F95 #497CBE #769CCE #A3BDDE

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.28

#497CBE on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.91

#497CBE on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #497CBE

4.91:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##497CBE	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##497CBE	1.00	4.28	4.91	4.91
#FFFFFF	4.28	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	4.91	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	4.91	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#6080C1

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#5075BD

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#008B94

Achromatopsia (no color)

#7A7A7A

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #497cbe;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(73, 124, 190);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(58.1% 0.116 255.6);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#86a1d2',
    500: '#497cbe',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #497cbe;
$custom-light: #86a1d2;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#497cbe",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 73,
    "g": 124,
    "b": 190
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 213.846,
    "s": 47.368,
    "l": 51.569
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.58095,
    "c": 0.11612,
    "h": 255.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.19549
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#497CBE

secondary

#CBB598

accent

#9C51D7

background

#F8F9FC

surface

#F0F2F9

border

#CBCCD2

text

#0C0E14

muted

#7D7E82

Preview Lab

Preview with #497CBE

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

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