#497DC3#497DC3

#497DC3 is a mid, vivid cyan. Relative luminance 0.200; OKLCH L 58.6% C 0.122 H 256.3°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.00:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#497DC3
RGB	rgb(73, 125, 195)
HSL	hsl(214, 50%, 53%)
HSV	hsv(214, 63%, 76%)
CMYK	cmyk(62.6%, 35.9%, 0%, 23.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(51.86, 4.53, -41.73)
CIE-LCH	lch(51.86, 41.97, 276.19°)
OKLab	oklab(58.6% -0.0287 -0.1183)
OKLCH	oklch(58.6% 0.122 256.3)
XYZ	xyz(19.9281, 20.0220, 54.4336)
Luminance	0.2002 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#497DC3 #C38F49

analogous

#49BAC3 #497DC3 #5249C3

triadic

#497DC3 #C3497D #7DC349

tetradic

#497DC3 #C349BA #C38F49 #49C352

square

#497DC3 #C349BA #C38F49 #49C352

split-complementary

#497DC3 #C35249 #BAC349

monochromatic

#24436E #33609C #497DC3 #779ED2 #A5BFE1

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.20

#497DC3 on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

5.00

#497DC3 on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #497DC3

5.00:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##497DC3	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##497DC3	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)

#5F82C6

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#4E76C2

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#008D97

Achromatopsia (no color)

#7C7C7C

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #497dc3;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(73, 125, 195);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(58.6% 0.122 256.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#87a2d5',
    500: '#497dc3',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #497dc3;
$custom-light: #87a2d5;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#497dc3",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 73,
    "g": 125,
    "b": 195
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 214.426,
    "s": 50.413,
    "l": 52.549
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.58599,
    "c": 0.12175,
    "h": 256.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.20024
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#497DC3

secondary

#CEB899

accent

#9E4EDA

background

#F8F9FD

surface

#F0F2FA

border

#CBCCD3

text

#0C0F14

muted

#7D7E83

Preview Lab

Preview with #497DC3

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

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