#497DC2#497DC2

#497DC2 is a mid, vivid cyan. Relative luminance 0.200; OKLCH L 58.5% C 0.120 H 256.1°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.00:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#497DC2
RGB	rgb(73, 125, 194)
HSL	hsl(214, 50%, 52%)
HSV	hsv(214, 62%, 76%)
CMYK	cmyk(62.4%, 35.6%, 0%, 23.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(51.81, 4.19, -41.24)
CIE-LCH	lch(51.81, 41.45, 275.80°)
OKLab	oklab(58.54% -0.029 -0.1169)
OKLCH	oklch(58.54% 0.12 256.1)
XYZ	xyz(19.8154, 19.9769, 53.8401)
Luminance	0.1998 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

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Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#497DC2 #C28E49

analogous

#49B9C2 #497DC2 #5249C2

triadic

#497DC2 #C2497D #7DC249

tetradic

#497DC2 #C249B9 #C28E49 #49C252

square

#497DC2 #C249B9 #C28E49 #49C252

split-complementary

#497DC2 #C25249 #B9C249

monochromatic

#24436C #34609A #497DC2 #779ED1 #A5BEE1

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.20

#497DC2 on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

5.00

#497DC2 on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #497DC2

5.00:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##497DC2	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##497DC2	1.00	4.20	5.00	5.00
#FFFFFF	4.20	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	5.00	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	5.00	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#5F82C5

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#4F76C1

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#008D96

Achromatopsia (no color)

#7B7B7B

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #497dc2;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(73, 125, 194);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(58.5% 0.120 256.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#86a2d5',
    500: '#497dc2',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #497dc2;
$custom-light: #86a2d5;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#497dc2",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 73,
    "g": 125,
    "b": 194
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 214.215,
    "s": 49.794,
    "l": 52.353
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.58542,
    "c": 0.12041,
    "h": 256.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.19979
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#497DC2

secondary

#CEB799

accent

#9E4ED9

background

#F8F9FD

surface

#F0F2FA

border

#CBCCD3

text

#0C0F14

muted

#7D7E83

Preview Lab

Preview with #497DC2

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

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