#497EAD#497EAD
#497EAD is a mid, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.194; OKLCH L 57.7% C 0.092 H 246.9°. Best body text is #000000 at 4.87:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #497EAD |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(73, 126, 173) |
| HSL | hsl(208, 41%, 48%) |
| HSV | hsv(208, 58%, 68%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(57.8%, 27.2%, 0%, 32.2%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(51.10, -3.43, -30.28) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(51.10, 30.47, 263.54°) |
| OKLab | oklab(57.65% -0.0362 -0.085) |
| OKLCH | oklch(57.65% 0.092 246.9) |
| XYZ | xyz(17.7486, 19.3538, 42.3274) |
| Luminance | 0.1935 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | cyan |
Closest named colors
Steel Blue
#4682B4
ΔE00 1.71
Cool Blue
#4984B8
ΔE00 2.43
Off Blue
#5684AE
ΔE00 2.66
Stormy Blue
#507B9C
ΔE00 3.27
Windows Blue
#3778BF
ΔE00 3.39
Dusty Blue
#5A86AD
ΔE00 3.57
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#497EAD #AD7849
analogous
#49ADAA #497EAD #494CAD
triadic
#497EAD #AD497E #7EAD49
tetradic
#497EAD #AA49AD #AD7849 #4CAD49
square
#497EAD #AA49AD #AD7849 #4CAD49
split-complementary
#497EAD #AD494C #ADAA49
monochromatic
#253F57 #375F82 #497EAD #709CC3 #9BBAD5
Accessibility & contrast
On white
4.31
#497EAD on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
4.87
#497EAD on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #497EAD
4.87:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##497EAD | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##497EAD | 1.00 | 4.31 | 4.87 | 4.87 |
| #FFFFFF | 4.31 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 4.87 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 4.87 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#6A7FAF
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#5D75AC
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00898E
Achromatopsia (no color)
#7A7A7A
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #497ead; /* rgb */ color: rgb(73, 126, 173); /* oklch */ color: oklch(57.7% 0.092 246.9);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#84a3c5',
500: '#497ead',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #497ead; $custom-light: #84a3c5; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#497ead",
"rgb": {
"r": 73,
"g": 126,
"b": 173
},
"hsl": {
"h": 208.2,
"s": 40.65,
"l": 48.235
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.57654,
"c": 0.0924,
"h": 246.9
},
"luminance": 0.19355
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#497EAD
secondary
#C1A790
accent
#9057D1
background
#F8FAFC
surface
#F0F3F8
border
#CBCDD1
text
#0B0F13
muted
#7C7F82