#497CEC#497CEC
#497CEC is a mid, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.219; OKLCH L 60.9% C 0.178 H 263.6°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.38:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #497CEC |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(73, 124, 236) |
| HSL | hsl(221, 81%, 61%) |
| HSV | hsv(221, 69%, 93%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(69.1%, 47.5%, 0%, 7.5%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(53.91, 19.43, -61.62) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(53.91, 64.61, 287.50°) |
| OKLab | oklab(60.93% -0.0198 -0.1767) |
| OKLCH | oklch(60.93% 0.178 263.6) |
| XYZ | xyz(25.0903, 21.8853, 82.2426) |
| Luminance | 0.2189 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | blue |
Closest named colors
Lightish Blue
#3D7AFD
ΔE00 1.83
Clear Blue
#247AFD
ΔE00 2.52
Dodger Blue
#3E82FC
ΔE00 2.82
Deep Sky Blue
#0D75F8
ΔE00 3.58
Azure
#007FFF
ΔE00 4.02
Soft Blue
#6488EA
ΔE00 4.53
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#497CEC #ECB949
analogous
#49CDEC #497CEC #6749EC
triadic
#497CEC #EC497C #7CEC49
tetradic
#497CEC #EC49CD #ECB949 #49EC67
square
#497CEC #EC49CD #ECB949 #49EC67
split-complementary
#497CEC #EC6749 #CDEC49
monochromatic
#1241A9 #1756E0 #497CEC #80A4F2 #B8CCF8
Accessibility & contrast
On white
3.91
#497CEC on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
5.38
#497CEC on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #497CEC
5.38:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##497CEC | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##497CEC | 1.00 | 3.91 | 5.38 | 5.38 |
| #FFFFFF | 3.91 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 5.38 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 5.38 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#3F89F0
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#137AEA
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#0096A9
Achromatopsia (no color)
#818181
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #497cec; /* rgb */ color: rgb(73, 124, 236); /* oklch */ color: oklch(60.9% 0.178 263.6);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#8ea1f3',
500: '#497cec',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #497cec; $custom-light: #8ea1f3; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#497cec",
"rgb": {
"r": 73,
"g": 124,
"b": 236
},
"hsl": {
"h": 221.227,
"s": 81.095,
"l": 60.588
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.60928,
"c": 0.17779,
"h": 263.6
},
"luminance": 0.21888
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#497CEC
secondary
#E7D4A9
accent
#9B08DD
background
#F9F9FE
surface
#F2F2FD
border
#CCCCD5
text
#0E0E17
muted
#7E7E85