#497CC2#497CC2

#497CC2 is a mid, vivid cyan. Relative luminance 0.197; OKLCH L 58.3% C 0.121 H 256.7°. Best body text is #000000 at 4.95:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#497CC2
RGB	rgb(73, 124, 194)
HSL	hsl(215, 50%, 52%)
HSV	hsv(215, 62%, 76%)
CMYK	cmyk(62.4%, 36.1%, 0%, 23.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(51.52, 4.79, -41.69)
CIE-LCH	lch(51.52, 41.96, 276.56°)
OKLab	oklab(58.32% -0.0279 -0.1182)
OKLCH	oklch(58.32% 0.121 256.7)
XYZ	xyz(19.6894, 19.7250, 53.7982)
Luminance	0.1973 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#497CC2 #C28F49

analogous

#49B8C2 #497CC2 #5349C2

triadic

#497CC2 #C2497C #7CC249

tetradic

#497CC2 #C249B8 #C28F49 #49C253

square

#497CC2 #C249B8 #C28F49 #49C253

split-complementary

#497CC2 #C25349 #B8C249

monochromatic

#24436C #345F9A #497CC2 #779DD1 #A5BEE1

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.25

#497CC2 on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.95

#497CC2 on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #497CC2

4.95:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##497CC2	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##497CC2	1.00	4.25	4.95	4.95
#FFFFFF	4.25	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	4.95	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	4.95	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#5E81C5

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#4D76C1

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#008C96

Achromatopsia (no color)

#7B7B7B

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #497cc2;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(73, 124, 194);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(58.3% 0.121 256.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#86a1d5',
    500: '#497cc2',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #497cc2;
$custom-light: #86a1d5;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#497cc2",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 73,
    "g": 124,
    "b": 194
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 214.711,
    "s": 49.794,
    "l": 52.353
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.58319,
    "c": 0.12146,
    "h": 256.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.19727
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#497CC2

secondary

#CEB899

accent

#9F4ED9

background

#F8F9FD

surface

#F0F2FA

border

#CBCCD3

text

#0C0E14

muted

#7D7E83

Preview Lab

Preview with #497CC2

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

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