#497DBD#497DBD

#497DBD is a mid, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.198; OKLCH L 58.3% C 0.114 H 254.6°. Best body text is #000000 at 4.95:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#497DBD
RGB	rgb(73, 125, 189)
HSL	hsl(213, 47%, 51%)
HSV	hsv(213, 61%, 74%)
CMYK	cmyk(61.4%, 33.9%, 0%, 25.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(51.56, 2.49, -38.77)
CIE-LCH	lch(51.56, 38.85, 273.67°)
OKLab	oklab(58.27% -0.0303 -0.1097)
OKLCH	oklch(58.27% 0.114 254.6)
XYZ	xyz(19.2633, 19.7561, 50.9324)
Luminance	0.1976 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#497DBD #BD8949

analogous

#49B7BD #497DBD #4F49BD

triadic

#497DBD #BD497D #7DBD49

tetradic

#497DBD #BD49B7 #BD8949 #49BD4F

square

#497DBD #BD49B7 #BD8949 #49BD4F

split-complementary

#497DBD #BD4F49 #B7BD49

monochromatic

#254266 #356093 #497DBD #769DCD #A3BDDE

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.24

#497DBD on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.95

#497DBD on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #497DBD

4.95:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##497DBD	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##497DBD	1.00	4.24	4.95	4.95
#FFFFFF	4.24	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	4.95	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	4.95	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#6281C0

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#5276BC

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#008C94

Achromatopsia (no color)

#7B7B7B

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #497dbd;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(73, 125, 189);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(58.3% 0.114 254.6);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#86a2d1',
    500: '#497dbd',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #497dbd;
$custom-light: #86a2d1;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#497dbd",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 73,
    "g": 125,
    "b": 189
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 213.103,
    "s": 46.774,
    "l": 51.373
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.58265,
    "c": 0.11378,
    "h": 254.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.19758
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#497DBD

secondary

#CAB497

accent

#9B51D6

background

#F8F9FC

surface

#F0F2F9

border

#CBCCD2

text

#0C0F14

muted

#7D7E82

Preview Lab

Preview with #497DBD

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

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