#497DBC#497DBC

#497DBC is a mid, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.197; OKLCH L 58.2% C 0.112 H 254.2°. Best body text is #000000 at 4.94:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#497DBC
RGB	rgb(73, 125, 188)
HSL	hsl(213, 46%, 51%)
HSV	hsv(213, 61%, 74%)
CMYK	cmyk(61.2%, 33.5%, 0%, 26.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(51.51, 2.15, -38.27)
CIE-LCH	lch(51.51, 38.33, 273.22°)
OKLab	oklab(58.21% -0.0306 -0.1082)
OKLCH	oklch(58.21% 0.112 254.2)
XYZ	xyz(19.1551, 19.7128, 50.3627)
Luminance	0.1971 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#497DBC #BC8849

analogous

#49B6BC #497DBC #4E49BC

triadic

#497DBC #BC497D #7DBC49

tetradic

#497DBC #BC49B6 #BC8849 #49BC4E

square

#497DBC #BC49B6 #BC8849 #49BC4E

split-complementary

#497DBC #BC4E49 #B6BC49

monochromatic

#254265 #365F92 #497DBC #769DCC #A2BDDD

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.25

#497DBC on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.94

#497DBC on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #497DBC

4.94:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##497DBC	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##497DBC	1.00	4.25	4.94	4.94
#FFFFFF	4.25	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	4.94	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	4.94	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#6281BF

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#5376BB

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#008B94

Achromatopsia (no color)

#7B7B7B

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #497dbc;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(73, 125, 188);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(58.2% 0.112 254.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#86a2d0',
    500: '#497dbc',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #497dbc;
$custom-light: #86a2d0;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#497dbc",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 73,
    "g": 125,
    "b": 188
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 212.87,
    "s": 46.185,
    "l": 51.176
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.5821,
    "c": 0.11247,
    "h": 254.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.19715
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#497DBC

secondary

#CAB397

accent

#9A52D6

background

#F8F9FC

surface

#F0F2F9

border

#CBCCD2

text

#0C0F14

muted

#7D7E82

Preview Lab

Preview with #497DBC

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

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