#497DAF#497DAF

#497DAF is a mid, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.192; OKLCH L 57.5% C 0.096 H 248.9°. Best body text is #000000 at 4.84:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#497DAF
RGB	rgb(73, 125, 175)
HSL	hsl(209, 41%, 49%)
HSV	hsv(209, 58%, 69%)
CMYK	cmyk(58.3%, 28.6%, 0%, 31.4%)
CIE-LAB	lab(50.89, -2.18, -31.75)
CIE-LCH	lch(50.89, 31.83, 266.06°)
OKLab	oklab(57.52% -0.0344 -0.0893)
OKLCH	oklch(57.52% 0.096 248.9)
XYZ	xyz(17.8163, 19.1773, 43.3118)
Luminance	0.1918 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

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Perceptual scales

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Color harmonies

complementary

#497DAF #AF7B49

analogous

#49AFAE #497DAF #494AAF

triadic

#497DAF #AF497D #7DAF49

tetradic

#497DAF #AE49AF #AF7B49 #4AAF49

square

#497DAF #AE49AF #AF7B49 #4AAF49

split-complementary

#497DAF #AF494A #AFAE49

monochromatic

#253F59 #375E84 #497DAF #719BC4 #9CBAD6

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.34

#497DAF on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.84

#497DAF on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #497DAF

4.84:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##497DAF	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##497DAF	1.00	4.34	4.84	4.84
#FFFFFF	4.34	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	4.84	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	4.84	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#687FB1

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#5A75AE

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#00898E

Achromatopsia (no color)

#797979

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #497daf;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(73, 125, 175);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(57.5% 0.096 248.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#84a2c7',
    500: '#497daf',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #497daf;
$custom-light: #84a2c7;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#497daf",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 73,
    "g": 125,
    "b": 175
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 209.412,
    "s": 41.129,
    "l": 48.627
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.57523,
    "c": 0.09569,
    "h": 248.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.19179
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#497DAF

secondary

#C2A991

accent

#9357D1

background

#F8F9FC

surface

#F0F2F8

border

#CBCCD1

text

#0B0F13

muted

#7C7E82

Preview Lab

Preview with #497DAF

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

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