#497EB4#497EB4

#497EB4 is a mid, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.196; OKLCH L 58.0% C 0.101 H 250.4°. Best body text is #000000 at 4.93:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#497EB4
RGB	rgb(73, 126, 180)
HSL	hsl(210, 42%, 50%)
HSV	hsv(210, 59%, 71%)
CMYK	cmyk(59.4%, 30%, 0%, 29.4%)
CIE-LAB	lab(51.42, -1.12, -33.82)
CIE-LCH	lch(51.42, 33.84, 268.10°)
OKLab	oklab(58.01% -0.034 -0.0953)
OKLCH	oklch(58.01% 0.101 250.4)
XYZ	xyz(18.4438, 19.6318, 45.9885)
Luminance	0.1963 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#497EB4 #B47F49

analogous

#49B4B4 #497EB4 #4A49B4

triadic

#497EB4 #B4497E #7EB449

tetradic

#497EB4 #B449B4 #B47F49 #49B44A

square

#497EB4 #B449B4 #B47F49 #49B44A

split-complementary

#497EB4 #B44A49 #B4B449

monochromatic

#26415D #376088 #497EB4 #749DC7 #9FBBD8

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.26

#497EB4 on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.93

#497EB4 on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #497EB4

4.93:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##497EB4	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##497EB4	1.00	4.26	4.93	4.93
#FFFFFF	4.26	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	4.93	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	4.93	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#6780B6

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#5976B3

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#008B91

Achromatopsia (no color)

#7A7A7A

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #497eb4;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(73, 126, 180);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(58.0% 0.101 250.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#84a3ca',
    500: '#497eb4',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #497eb4;
$custom-light: #84a3ca;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#497eb4",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 73,
    "g": 126,
    "b": 180
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 210.28,
    "s": 42.292,
    "l": 49.608
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.58011,
    "c": 0.10115,
    "h": 250.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.19633
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#497EB4

secondary

#C5AD94

accent

#9456D2

background

#F8FAFC

surface

#F0F3F8

border

#CBCDD1

text

#0C0F13

muted

#7D7F82

Preview Lab

Preview with #497EB4

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

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