#497DBF#497DBF

#497DBF is a mid, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.198; OKLCH L 58.4% C 0.116 H 255.2°. Best body text is #000000 at 4.97:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#497DBF
RGB	rgb(73, 125, 191)
HSL	hsl(214, 48%, 52%)
HSV	hsv(214, 62%, 75%)
CMYK	cmyk(61.8%, 34.6%, 0%, 25.1%)
CIE-LAB	lab(51.66, 3.17, -39.76)
CIE-LCH	lch(51.66, 39.89, 274.55°)
OKLab	oklab(58.38% -0.0298 -0.1126)
OKLCH	oklch(58.38% 0.116 255.2)
XYZ	xyz(19.4819, 19.8435, 52.0836)
Luminance	0.1984 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#497DBF #BF8B49

analogous

#49B8BF #497DBF #5049BF

triadic

#497DBF #BF497D #7DBF49

tetradic

#497DBF #BF49B8 #BF8B49 #49BF50

square

#497DBF #BF49B8 #BF8B49 #49BF50

split-complementary

#497DBF #BF5049 #B8BF49

monochromatic

#254369 #356096 #497DBF #769DCF #A4BEDF

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.23

#497DBF on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.97

#497DBF on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #497DBF

4.97:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##497DBF	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##497DBF	1.00	4.23	4.97	4.97
#FFFFFF	4.23	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	4.97	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	4.97	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#6181C2

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#5176BE

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#008C95

Achromatopsia (no color)

#7B7B7B

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #497dbf;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(73, 125, 191);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(58.4% 0.116 255.2);

Tailwind

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

SCSS

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

JSON

{
  "hex": "#497dbf",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 73,
    "g": 125,
    "b": 191
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 213.559,
    "s": 47.967,
    "l": 51.765
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.58375,
    "c": 0.11643,
    "h": 255.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.19845
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#497DBF

secondary

#CCB598

accent

#9C50D8

background

#F8F9FC

surface

#F0F2F9

border

#CBCCD2

text

#0C0F14

muted

#7D7E82

Preview Lab

Preview with #497DBF

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

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