#497DB7#497DB7

#497DB7 is a mid, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.195; OKLCH L 57.9% C 0.106 H 252.4°. Best body text is #000000 at 4.90:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#497DB7
RGB	rgb(73, 125, 183)
HSL	hsl(212, 43%, 50%)
HSV	hsv(212, 60%, 72%)
CMYK	cmyk(60.1%, 31.7%, 0%, 28.2%)
CIE-LAB	lab(51.27, 0.47, -35.78)
CIE-LCH	lch(51.27, 35.79, 270.75°)
OKLab	oklab(57.94% -0.032 -0.101)
OKLCH	oklch(57.94% 0.106 252.4)
XYZ	xyz(18.6254, 19.5009, 47.5731)
Luminance	0.1950 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#497DB7 #B78349

analogous

#49B4B7 #497DB7 #4C49B7

triadic

#497DB7 #B7497D #7DB749

tetradic

#497DB7 #B749B4 #B78349 #49B74C

square

#497DB7 #B749B4 #B78349 #49B74C

split-complementary

#497DB7 #B74C49 #B4B749

monochromatic

#264160 #375F8C #497DB7 #759CC8 #A1BCDA

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.29

#497DB7 on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.90

#497DB7 on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #497DB7

4.90:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##497DB7	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##497DB7	1.00	4.29	4.90	4.90
#FFFFFF	4.29	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	4.90	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	4.90	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#6580B9

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#5675B6

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#008A92

Achromatopsia (no color)

#7A7A7A

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #497db7;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(73, 125, 183);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(57.9% 0.106 252.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#85a2cd',
    500: '#497db7',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #497db7;
$custom-light: #85a2cd;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#497db7",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 73,
    "g": 125,
    "b": 183
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 211.636,
    "s": 43.307,
    "l": 50.196
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.5794,
    "c": 0.10593,
    "h": 252.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.19503
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#497DB7

secondary

#C6AF95

accent

#9755D3

background

#F8F9FC

surface

#F0F2F9

border

#CBCCD2

text

#0C0F13

muted

#7D7E82

Preview Lab

Preview with #497DB7

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

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