#497DBB#497DBB

#497DBB is a mid, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.197; OKLCH L 58.2% C 0.111 H 253.9°. Best body text is #000000 at 4.93:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#497DBB
RGB	rgb(73, 125, 187)
HSL	hsl(213, 46%, 51%)
HSV	hsv(213, 61%, 73%)
CMYK	cmyk(61%, 33.2%, 0%, 26.7%)
CIE-LAB	lab(51.46, 1.81, -37.78)
CIE-LCH	lch(51.46, 37.82, 272.75°)
OKLab	oklab(58.16% -0.0309 -0.1068)
OKLCH	oklch(58.16% 0.111 253.9)
XYZ	xyz(19.0477, 19.6698, 49.7969)
Luminance	0.1967 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#497DBB #BB8749

analogous

#49B6BB #497DBB #4E49BB

triadic

#497DBB #BB497D #7DBB49

tetradic

#497DBB #BB49B6 #BB8749 #49BB4E

square

#497DBB #BB49B6 #BB8749 #49BB4E

split-complementary

#497DBB #BB4E49 #B6BB49

monochromatic

#254264 #365F91 #497DBB #769DCC #A2BDDC

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.26

#497DBB on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.93

#497DBB on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #497DBB

4.93:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##497DBB	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##497DBB	1.00	4.26	4.93	4.93
#FFFFFF	4.26	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	4.93	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	4.93	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#6381BE

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#5476BA

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#008B93

Achromatopsia (no color)

#7B7B7B

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #497dbb;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(73, 125, 187);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(58.2% 0.111 253.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#85a2d0',
    500: '#497dbb',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #497dbb;
$custom-light: #85a2d0;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#497dbb",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 73,
    "g": 125,
    "b": 187
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 212.632,
    "s": 45.6,
    "l": 50.98
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.58155,
    "c": 0.11115,
    "h": 253.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.19672
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#497DBB

secondary

#C9B297

accent

#9A53D5

background

#F8F9FC

surface

#F0F2F9

border

#CBCCD2

text

#0C0F14

muted

#7D7E82

Preview Lab

Preview with #497DBB

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

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