#497DA2#497DA2

#497DA2 is a mid, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.187; OKLCH L 56.9% C 0.080 H 241.1°. Best body text is #000000 at 4.74:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#497DA2
RGB	rgb(73, 125, 162)
HSL	hsl(205, 38%, 46%)
HSV	hsv(205, 55%, 64%)
CMYK	cmyk(54.9%, 22.8%, 0%, 36.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(50.32, -6.39, -25.10)
CIE-LCH	lch(50.32, 25.90, 255.72°)
OKLab	oklab(56.89% -0.0387 -0.0701)
OKLCH	oklch(56.89% 0.08 241.1)
XYZ	xyz(16.6005, 18.6909, 36.9083)
Luminance	0.1869 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#497DA2 #A26E49

analogous

#49A29A #497DA2 #4950A2

triadic

#497DA2 #A2497D #7DA249

tetradic

#497DA2 #9A49A2 #A26E49 #50A249

square

#497DA2 #9A49A2 #A26E49 #50A249

split-complementary

#497DA2 #A24950 #A29A49

monochromatic

#233C4E #365C78 #497DA2 #6C9BBD #96B8D0

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.43

#497DA2 on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.74

#497DA2 on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #497DA2

4.74:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##497DA2	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##497DA2	1.00	4.43	4.74	4.74
#FFFFFF	4.43	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	4.74	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	4.74	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#6D7DA4

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#6174A1

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#0B8689

Achromatopsia (no color)

#787878

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #497da2;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(73, 125, 162);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(56.9% 0.080 241.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#82a2bd',
    500: '#497da2',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #497da2;
$custom-light: #82a2bd;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#497da2",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 73,
    "g": 125,
    "b": 162
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 204.944,
    "s": 37.872,
    "l": 46.078
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.56885,
    "c": 0.08011,
    "h": 241.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.18692
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#497DA2

secondary

#BC9F8B

accent

#8A5ACE

background

#F8F9FB

surface

#EFF2F6

border

#CACCD0

text

#0B0F12

muted

#7C7E81

Preview Lab

Preview with #497DA2

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

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