#497DB2#497DB2

#497DB2 is a mid, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.193; OKLCH L 57.7% C 0.099 H 250.3°. Best body text is #000000 at 4.86:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#497DB2
RGB	rgb(73, 125, 178)
HSL	hsl(210, 42%, 49%)
HSV	hsv(210, 59%, 70%)
CMYK	cmyk(59%, 29.8%, 0%, 30.2%)
CIE-LAB	lab(51.03, -1.19, -33.27)
CIE-LCH	lch(51.03, 33.29, 267.95°)
OKLab	oklab(57.68% -0.0335 -0.0937)
OKLCH	oklch(57.68% 0.099 250.3)
XYZ	xyz(18.1143, 19.2964, 44.8808)
Luminance	0.1930 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#497DB2 #B27E49

analogous

#49B2B2 #497DB2 #4A49B2

triadic

#497DB2 #B2497D #7DB249

tetradic

#497DB2 #B249B2 #B27E49 #49B24A

square

#497DB2 #B249B2 #B27E49 #49B24A

split-complementary

#497DB2 #B24A49 #B2B249

monochromatic

#25405B #375F87 #497DB2 #739CC5 #9EBAD7

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.32

#497DB2 on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.86

#497DB2 on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #497DB2

4.86:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##497DB2	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##497DB2	1.00	4.32	4.86	4.86
#FFFFFF	4.32	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	4.86	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	4.86	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#677FB4

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#5975B1

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#008990

Achromatopsia (no color)

#7A7A7A

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #497db2;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(73, 125, 178);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(57.7% 0.099 250.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#84a2c9',
    500: '#497db2',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #497db2;
$custom-light: #84a2c9;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#497db2",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 73,
    "g": 125,
    "b": 178
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 210.286,
    "s": 41.833,
    "l": 49.216
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.57677,
    "c": 0.09949,
    "h": 250.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.19298
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#497DB2

secondary

#C4AC93

accent

#9456D2

background

#F8F9FC

surface

#F0F2F8

border

#CBCCD1

text

#0C0F13

muted

#7D7E82

Preview Lab

Preview with #497DB2

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

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