#497DC4#497DC4

#497DC4 is a mid, vivid cyan. Relative luminance 0.201; OKLCH L 58.7% C 0.123 H 256.6°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.01:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#497DC4
RGB	rgb(73, 125, 196)
HSL	hsl(215, 51%, 53%)
HSV	hsv(215, 63%, 77%)
CMYK	cmyk(62.8%, 36.2%, 0%, 23.1%)
CIE-LAB	lab(51.91, 4.87, -42.22)
CIE-LCH	lch(51.91, 42.50, 276.58°)
OKLab	oklab(58.66% -0.0285 -0.1197)
OKLCH	oklch(58.66% 0.123 256.6)
XYZ	xyz(20.0415, 20.0673, 55.0311)
Luminance	0.2007 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#497DC4 #C49049

analogous

#49BAC4 #497DC4 #5249C4

triadic

#497DC4 #C4497D #7DC449

tetradic

#497DC4 #C449BA #C49049 #49C452

square

#497DC4 #C449BA #C49049 #49C452

split-complementary

#497DC4 #C45249 #BAC449

monochromatic

#24446F #33609D #497DC4 #779ED3 #A5BFE2

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.19

#497DC4 on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

5.01

#497DC4 on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #497DC4

5.01:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##497DC4	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##497DC4	1.00	4.19	5.01	5.01
#FFFFFF	4.19	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	5.01	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	5.01	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#5E82C7

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#4D76C3

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#008D97

Achromatopsia (no color)

#7C7C7C

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #497dc4;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(73, 125, 196);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(58.7% 0.123 256.6);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#87a2d6',
    500: '#497dc4',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #497dc4;
$custom-light: #87a2d6;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#497dc4",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 73,
    "g": 125,
    "b": 196
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 214.634,
    "s": 51.037,
    "l": 52.745
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.58656,
    "c": 0.12308,
    "h": 256.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.20069
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#497DC4

secondary

#CFB99A

accent

#9F4DDB

background

#F8F9FD

surface

#F0F2FA

border

#CBCCD3

text

#0C0F14

muted

#7D7E83

Preview Lab

Preview with #497DC4

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

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