#497DA3#497DA3

#497DA3 is a mid, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.187; OKLCH L 56.9% C 0.081 H 241.8°. Best body text is #000000 at 4.75:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#497DA3
RGB	rgb(73, 125, 163)
HSL	hsl(205, 38%, 46%)
HSV	hsv(205, 55%, 64%)
CMYK	cmyk(55.2%, 23.3%, 0%, 36.1%)
CIE-LAB	lab(50.37, -6.07, -25.62)
CIE-LCH	lch(50.37, 26.33, 256.67°)
OKLab	oklab(56.93% -0.0384 -0.0716)
OKLCH	oklch(56.93% 0.081 241.8)
XYZ	xyz(16.6897, 18.7266, 37.3783)
Luminance	0.1873 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#497DA3 #A36F49

analogous

#49A39C #497DA3 #4950A3

triadic

#497DA3 #A3497D #7DA349

tetradic

#497DA3 #9C49A3 #A36F49 #50A349

square

#497DA3 #9C49A3 #A36F49 #50A349

split-complementary

#497DA3 #A34950 #A39C49

monochromatic

#233C4E #365D79 #497DA3 #6C9BBD #96B8D0

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.43

#497DA3 on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.75

#497DA3 on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #497DA3

4.75:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##497DA3	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##497DA3	1.00	4.43	4.75	4.75
#FFFFFF	4.43	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	4.75	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	4.75	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#6C7DA5

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#6074A2

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#08868A

Achromatopsia (no color)

#787878

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #497da3;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(73, 125, 163);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(56.9% 0.081 241.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#82a2be',
    500: '#497da3',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #497da3;
$custom-light: #82a2be;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#497da3",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 73,
    "g": 125,
    "b": 163
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 205.333,
    "s": 38.136,
    "l": 46.275
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.56933,
    "c": 0.08124,
    "h": 241.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.18728
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#497DA3

secondary

#BCA08C

accent

#8B5ACE

background

#F8F9FB

surface

#EFF2F6

border

#CACCD0

text

#0B0F12

muted

#7C7E81

Preview Lab

Preview with #497DA3

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

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