#497DB5#497DB5

#497DB5 is a mid, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.194; OKLCH L 57.8% C 0.103 H 251.6°. Best body text is #000000 at 4.88:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#497DB5
RGB	rgb(73, 125, 181)
HSL	hsl(211, 43%, 50%)
HSV	hsv(211, 60%, 71%)
CMYK	cmyk(59.7%, 30.9%, 0%, 29%)
CIE-LAB	lab(51.17, -0.20, -34.78)
CIE-LCH	lch(51.17, 34.78, 269.68°)
OKLab	oklab(57.83% -0.0326 -0.0981)
OKLCH	oklch(57.83% 0.103 251.6)
XYZ	xyz(18.4188, 19.4182, 46.4846)
Luminance	0.1942 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

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Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#497DB5 #B58149

analogous

#49B3B5 #497DB5 #4B49B5

triadic

#497DB5 #B5497D #7DB549

tetradic

#497DB5 #B549B3 #B58149 #49B54B

square

#497DB5 #B549B3 #B58149 #49B54B

split-complementary

#497DB5 #B54B49 #B3B549

monochromatic

#26415E #375F89 #497DB5 #749CC7 #A0BBD9

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.30

#497DB5 on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.88

#497DB5 on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #497DB5

4.88:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##497DB5	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##497DB5	1.00	4.30	4.88	4.88
#FFFFFF	4.30	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	4.88	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	4.88	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#6580B7

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#5775B4

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#008A91

Achromatopsia (no color)

#7A7A7A

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #497db5;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(73, 125, 181);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(57.8% 0.103 251.6);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#85a2cb',
    500: '#497db5',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #497db5;
$custom-light: #85a2cb;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#497db5",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 73,
    "g": 125,
    "b": 181
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 211.111,
    "s": 42.52,
    "l": 49.804
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.57834,
    "c": 0.10334,
    "h": 251.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.1942
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#497DB5

secondary

#C5AE94

accent

#9655D2

background

#F8F9FC

surface

#F0F2F8

border

#CBCCD1

text

#0C0F13

muted

#7D7E82

Preview Lab

Preview with #497DB5

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

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