#497CDF#497CDF

#497CDF is a mid, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.212; OKLCH L 60.1% C 0.160 H 262.2°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.23:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#497CDF
RGB	rgb(73, 124, 223)
HSL	hsl(220, 70%, 58%)
HSV	hsv(220, 67%, 87%)
CMYK	cmyk(67.3%, 44.4%, 0%, 12.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(53.12, 14.86, -55.59)
CIE-LCH	lch(53.12, 57.55, 284.96°)
OKLab	oklab(60.07% -0.0218 -0.159)
OKLCH	oklch(60.07% 0.16 262.2)
XYZ	xyz(23.2699, 21.1572, 72.6551)
Luminance	0.2116 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#497CDF #DFAC49

analogous

#49C7DF #497CDF #6149DF

triadic

#497CDF #DF497C #7CDF49

tetradic

#497CDF #DF49C7 #DFAC49 #49DF61

square

#497CDF #DF49C7 #DFAC49 #49DF61

split-complementary

#497CDF #DF6149 #C7DF49

monochromatic

#1A4394 #235BC8 #497CDF #7DA1E8 #B1C7F1

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.01

#497CDF on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

5.23

#497CDF on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #497CDF

5.23:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##497CDF	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##497CDF	1.00	4.01	5.23	5.23
#FFFFFF	4.01	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	5.23	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	5.23	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#4B86E3

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#3078DD

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#0093A3

Achromatopsia (no color)

#7F7F7F

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #497cdf;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(73, 124, 223);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(60.1% 0.160 262.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8ba1e9',
    500: '#497cdf',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #497cdf;
$custom-light: #8ba1e9;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#497cdf",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 73,
    "g": 124,
    "b": 223
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 219.6,
    "s": 70.093,
    "l": 58.039
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.60074,
    "c": 0.16047,
    "h": 262.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.21159
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#497CDF

secondary

#E0CBA4

accent

#B03BED

background

#F9F9FE

surface

#F1F2FD

border

#CBCCD5

text

#0D0E16

muted

#7E7E84

Preview Lab

Preview with #497CDF

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

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