#497CBF#497CBF

#497CBF is a mid, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.196; OKLCH L 58.1% C 0.117 H 255.9°. Best body text is #000000 at 4.92:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#497CBF
RGB	rgb(73, 124, 191)
HSL	hsl(214, 48%, 52%)
HSV	hsv(214, 62%, 75%)
CMYK	cmyk(61.8%, 35.1%, 0%, 25.1%)
CIE-LAB	lab(51.37, 3.77, -40.21)
CIE-LCH	lch(51.37, 40.39, 275.36°)
OKLab	oklab(58.15% -0.0287 -0.1139)
OKLCH	oklch(58.15% 0.117 255.9)
XYZ	xyz(19.3559, 19.5916, 52.0416)
Luminance	0.1959 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#497CBF #BF8C49

analogous

#49B7BF #497CBF #5149BF

triadic

#497CBF #BF497C #7CBF49

tetradic

#497CBF #BF49B7 #BF8C49 #49BF51

square

#497CBF #BF49B7 #BF8C49 #49BF51

split-complementary

#497CBF #BF5149 #B7BF49

monochromatic

#254269 #355F96 #497CBF #769DCF #A4BDDF

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.27

#497CBF on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.92

#497CBF on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #497CBF

4.92:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##497CBF	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##497CBF	1.00	4.27	4.92	4.92
#FFFFFF	4.27	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	4.92	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	4.92	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#5F81C2

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#4F75BE

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#008B94

Achromatopsia (no color)

#7A7A7A

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #497cbf;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(73, 124, 191);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(58.1% 0.117 255.9);

Tailwind

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

SCSS

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

JSON

{
  "hex": "#497cbf",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 73,
    "g": 124,
    "b": 191
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 214.068,
    "s": 47.967,
    "l": 51.765
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.5815,
    "c": 0.11745,
    "h": 255.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.19593
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#497CBF

secondary

#CCB598

accent

#9D50D8

background

#F8F9FC

surface

#F0F2F9

border

#CBCCD2

text

#0C0E14

muted

#7D7E82

Preview Lab

Preview with #497CBF

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

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