#497DBE#497DBE

#497DBE is a mid, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.198; OKLCH L 58.3% C 0.115 H 254.9°. Best body text is #000000 at 4.96:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#497DBE
RGB	rgb(73, 125, 190)
HSL	hsl(213, 47%, 52%)
HSV	hsv(213, 62%, 75%)
CMYK	cmyk(61.6%, 34.2%, 0%, 25.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(51.61, 2.83, -39.27)
CIE-LCH	lch(51.61, 39.37, 274.12°)
OKLab	oklab(58.32% -0.03 -0.1111)
OKLCH	oklch(58.32% 0.115 254.9)
XYZ	xyz(19.3722, 19.7996, 51.5060)
Luminance	0.1980 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#497DBE #BE8A49

analogous

#49B8BE #497DBE #5049BE

triadic

#497DBE #BE497D #7DBE49

tetradic

#497DBE #BE49B8 #BE8A49 #49BE50

square

#497DBE #BE49B8 #BE8A49 #49BE50

split-complementary

#497DBE #BE5049 #B8BE49

monochromatic

#254368 #356095 #497DBE #769DCE #A3BDDE

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.23

#497DBE on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.96

#497DBE on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #497DBE

4.96:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##497DBE	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##497DBE	1.00	4.23	4.96	4.96
#FFFFFF	4.23	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	4.96	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	4.96	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#6181C1

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#5276BD

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#008C95

Achromatopsia (no color)

#7B7B7B

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #497dbe;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(73, 125, 190);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(58.3% 0.115 254.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#86a2d2',
    500: '#497dbe',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #497dbe;
$custom-light: #86a2d2;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#497dbe",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 73,
    "g": 125,
    "b": 190
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 213.333,
    "s": 47.368,
    "l": 51.569
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.5832,
    "c": 0.11511,
    "h": 254.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.19801
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#497DBE

secondary

#CBB498

accent

#9B51D7

background

#F8F9FC

surface

#F0F2F9

border

#CBCCD2

text

#0C0F14

muted

#7D7E82

Preview Lab

Preview with #497DBE

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

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