#497CDC#497CDC

#497CDC is a mid, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.210; OKLCH L 59.9% C 0.156 H 261.8°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.20:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX#497CDC
RGBrgb(73, 124, 220)
HSLhsl(219, 68%, 57%)
HSVhsv(219, 67%, 86%)
CMYKcmyk(66.8%, 43.6%, 0%, 13.7%)
CIE-LABlab(52.95, 13.80, -54.19)
CIE-LCHlch(52.95, 55.92, 284.29°)
OKLaboklab(59.88% -0.0224 -0.1548)
OKLCHoklch(59.88% 0.156 261.8)
XYZxyz(22.8690, 20.9968, 70.5439)
Luminance0.2100 (WCAG relative)
Temperaturecool
Familyblue

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary
#497CDC #DCA949
analogous
#49C5DC #497CDC #6049DC
triadic
#497CDC #DC497C #7CDC49
tetradic
#497CDC #DC49C5 #DCA949 #49DC60
square
#497CDC #DC49C5 #DCA949 #49DC60
split-complementary
#497CDC #DC6049 #C5DC49
monochromatic
#1C448F #255CC2 #497CDC #7CA1E6 #B0C6F0

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.04
#497CDC on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

5.20
#497CDC on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #497CDC
5.20:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg##497CDC#FFFFFF#000000##000000
##497CDC1.004.045.205.20
#FFFFFF4.041.0021.0021.00
#0000005.2021.001.001.00
##0000005.2021.001.001.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)
#4E86E0
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#3478DA
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#0092A1
Achromatopsia (no color)
#7E7E7E

Design tokens & code

CSS
--color: #497cdc;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(73, 124, 220);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(59.9% 0.156 261.8);
Tailwind
colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8ba1e7',
    500: '#497cdc',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}
SCSS
$custom: #497cdc;
$custom-light: #8ba1e7;
$custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
  "hex": "#497cdc",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 73,
    "g": 124,
    "b": 220
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 219.184,
    "s": 67.742,
    "l": 57.451
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.59882,
    "c": 0.15645,
    "h": 261.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.20999
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary
#497CDC
secondary
#DEC9A3
accent
#AE3DEB
background
#F9F9FE
surface
#F1F2FC
border
#CBCCD5
text
#0D0E16
muted
#7E7E84

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#497CDC Color — HEX, RGB, HSL, OKLCH & Contrast — Tintiva