#497DDF#497DDF

#497DDF is a mid, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.214; OKLCH L 60.3% C 0.159 H 261.8°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.28:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#497DDF
RGB	rgb(73, 125, 223)
HSL	hsl(219, 70%, 58%)
HSV	hsv(219, 67%, 87%)
CMYK	cmyk(67.3%, 43.9%, 0%, 12.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(53.39, 14.24, -55.16)
CIE-LCH	lch(53.39, 56.97, 284.48°)
OKLab	oklab(60.28% -0.0228 -0.1577)
OKLCH	oklch(60.28% 0.159 261.8)
XYZ	xyz(23.3958, 21.4091, 72.6971)
Luminance	0.2141 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

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Perceptual scales

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Tints

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#497DDF #DFAB49

analogous

#49C8DF #497DDF #6049DF

triadic

#497DDF #DF497D #7DDF49

tetradic

#497DDF #DF49C8 #DFAB49 #49DF60

square

#497DDF #DF49C8 #DFAB49 #49DF60

split-complementary

#497DDF #DF6049 #C8DF49

monochromatic

#1A4494 #235CC8 #497DDF #7DA2E8 #B1C7F1

Accessibility & contrast

On white

3.98

#497DDF on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

5.28

#497DDF on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #497DDF

5.28:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##497DDF	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##497DDF	1.00	3.98	5.28	5.28
#FFFFFF	3.98	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	5.28	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	5.28	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#4D87E3

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#3379DD

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#0094A3

Achromatopsia (no color)

#808080

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #497ddf;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(73, 125, 223);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(60.3% 0.159 261.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8ba2e9',
    500: '#497ddf',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #497ddf;
$custom-light: #8ba2e9;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#497ddf",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 73,
    "g": 125,
    "b": 223
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 219.2,
    "s": 70.093,
    "l": 58.039
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.60284,
    "c": 0.15932,
    "h": 261.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.21411
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#497DDF

secondary

#E0CBA4

accent

#AF3BED

background

#F9F9FE

surface

#F1F2FD

border

#CBCCD5

text

#0D0F16

muted

#7E7E84

Preview Lab

Preview with #497DDF

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

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