#497DD6#497DD6
#497DD6 is a mid, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.209; OKLCH L 59.7% C 0.147 H 260.4°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.19:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #497DD6 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(73, 125, 214) |
| HSL | hsl(218, 63%, 56%) |
| HSV | hsv(218, 66%, 84%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(65.9%, 41.6%, 0%, 16.1%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(52.88, 11.09, -50.91) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(52.88, 52.10, 282.29°) |
| OKLab | oklab(59.72% -0.0244 -0.1452) |
| OKLCH | oklch(59.72% 0.147 260.4) |
| XYZ | xyz(22.2146, 20.9366, 66.4757) |
| Luminance | 0.2094 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | blue |
Closest named colors
Clear Blue
#247AFD
ΔE00 3.86
Deep Sky Blue
#0D75F8
ΔE00 4.19
Lightish Blue
#3D7AFD
ΔE00 4.25
Dodger Blue
#3E82FC
ΔE00 4.27
Azure
#007FFF
ΔE00 4.37
Windows Blue
#3778BF
ΔE00 4.50
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#497DD6 #D6A249
analogous
#49C4D6 #497DD6 #5C49D6
triadic
#497DD6 #D6497D #7DD649
tetradic
#497DD6 #D649C4 #D6A249 #49D65C
square
#497DD6 #D649C4 #D6A249 #49D65C
split-complementary
#497DD6 #D65C49 #C4D649
monochromatic
#1E4586 #2A5EB8 #497DD6 #7BA1E1 #ADC4ED
Accessibility & contrast
On white
4.05
#497DD6 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
5.19
#497DD6 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #497DD6
5.19:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##497DD6 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##497DD6 | 1.00 | 4.05 | 5.19 | 5.19 |
| #FFFFFF | 4.05 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 5.19 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 5.19 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#5485D9
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#3E78D4
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00919F
Achromatopsia (no color)
#7E7E7E
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #497dd6; /* rgb */ color: rgb(73, 125, 214); /* oklch */ color: oklch(59.7% 0.147 260.4);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#8aa2e3',
500: '#497dd6',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #497dd6; $custom-light: #8aa2e3; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#497dd6",
"rgb": {
"r": 73,
"g": 125,
"b": 214
},
"hsl": {
"h": 217.872,
"s": 63.229,
"l": 56.275
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.59721,
"c": 0.14724,
"h": 260.4
},
"luminance": 0.20939
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#497DD6
secondary
#DAC5A0
accent
#AA42E6
background
#F9F9FD
surface
#F1F2FB
border
#CBCCD4
text
#0D0F15
muted
#7E7E83