#497EAE#497EAE

#497EAE is a mid, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.194; OKLCH L 57.7% C 0.094 H 247.5°. Best body text is #000000 at 4.88:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#497EAE
RGB	rgb(73, 126, 174)
HSL	hsl(209, 41%, 48%)
HSV	hsv(209, 58%, 68%)
CMYK	cmyk(58%, 27.6%, 0%, 31.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(51.14, -3.10, -30.79)
CIE-LCH	lch(51.14, 30.94, 264.25°)
OKLab	oklab(57.71% -0.0359 -0.0865)
OKLCH	oklch(57.71% 0.094 247.5)
XYZ	xyz(17.8457, 19.3926, 42.8389)
Luminance	0.1939 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

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Perceptual scales

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Color harmonies

complementary

#497EAE #AE7949

analogous

#49AEAB #497EAE #494BAE

triadic

#497EAE #AE497E #7EAE49

tetradic

#497EAE #AB49AE #AE7949 #4BAE49

square

#497EAE #AB49AE #AE7949 #4BAE49

split-complementary

#497EAE #AE494B #AEAB49

monochromatic

#254058 #375F83 #497EAE #719CC3 #9CBAD5

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.30

#497EAE on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.88

#497EAE on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #497EAE

4.88:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##497EAE	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##497EAE	1.00	4.30	4.88	4.88
#FFFFFF	4.30	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	4.88	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	4.88	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#6A7FB0

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#5C75AD

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#00898F

Achromatopsia (no color)

#7A7A7A

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #497eae;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(73, 126, 174);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(57.7% 0.094 247.5);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#84a3c6',
    500: '#497eae',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #497eae;
$custom-light: #84a3c6;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#497eae",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 73,
    "g": 126,
    "b": 174
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 208.515,
    "s": 40.891,
    "l": 48.431
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.57705,
    "c": 0.09363,
    "h": 247.5
  },
  "luminance": 0.19394
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#497EAE

secondary

#C2A891

accent

#9157D1

background

#F8FAFC

surface

#F0F3F8

border

#CBCDD1

text

#0B0F13

muted

#7C7F82

Preview Lab

Preview with #497EAE

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

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