#497EA2#497EA2

#497EA2 is a mid, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.189; OKLCH L 57.1% C 0.080 H 239.9°. Best body text is #000000 at 4.79:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#497EA2
RGB	rgb(73, 126, 162)
HSL	hsl(204, 38%, 46%)
HSV	hsv(204, 55%, 64%)
CMYK	cmyk(54.9%, 22.2%, 0%, 36.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(50.62, -6.97, -24.64)
CIE-LCH	lch(50.62, 25.60, 254.21°)
OKLab	oklab(57.12% -0.0399 -0.0688)
OKLCH	oklch(57.12% 0.08 239.9)
XYZ	xyz(16.7277, 18.9454, 36.9507)
Luminance	0.1895 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#497EA2 #A26D49

analogous

#49A299 #497EA2 #4951A2

triadic

#497EA2 #A2497E #7EA249

tetradic

#497EA2 #9949A2 #A26D49 #51A249

square

#497EA2 #9949A2 #A26D49 #51A249

split-complementary

#497EA2 #A24951 #A29949

monochromatic

#233C4E #365D78 #497EA2 #6C9CBD #96B8D0

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.38

#497EA2 on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.79

#497EA2 on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #497EA2

4.79:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##497EA2	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##497EA2	1.00	4.38	4.79	4.79
#FFFFFF	4.38	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	4.79	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	4.79	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#6E7EA4

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#6274A1

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#0A878A

Achromatopsia (no color)

#787878

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #497ea2;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(73, 126, 162);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(57.1% 0.080 239.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#82a3bd',
    500: '#497ea2',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #497ea2;
$custom-light: #82a3bd;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#497ea2",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 73,
    "g": 126,
    "b": 162
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 204.27,
    "s": 37.872,
    "l": 46.078
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.57122,
    "c": 0.07953,
    "h": 239.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.18947
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#497EA2

secondary

#BC9F8B

accent

#895ACE

background

#F8FAFB

surface

#EFF3F6

border

#CACDD0

text

#0B0F12

muted

#7C7F81

Preview Lab

Preview with #497EA2

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

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