#497EB7#497EB7

#497EB7 is a mid, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.198; OKLCH L 58.2% C 0.105 H 251.6°. Best body text is #000000 at 4.95:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#497EB7
RGB	rgb(73, 126, 183)
HSL	hsl(211, 43%, 50%)
HSV	hsv(211, 60%, 72%)
CMYK	cmyk(60.1%, 31.1%, 0%, 28.2%)
CIE-LAB	lab(51.56, -0.13, -35.33)
CIE-LCH	lch(51.56, 35.33, 269.80°)
OKLab	oklab(58.17% -0.0331 -0.0996)
OKLCH	oklch(58.17% 0.105 251.6)
XYZ	xyz(18.7527, 19.7554, 47.6155)
Luminance	0.1976 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#497EB7 #B78249

analogous

#49B5B7 #497EB7 #4B49B7

triadic

#497EB7 #B7497E #7EB749

tetradic

#497EB7 #B749B5 #B78249 #49B74B

square

#497EB7 #B749B5 #B78249 #49B74B

split-complementary

#497EB7 #B74B49 #B5B749

monochromatic

#264260 #37608C #497EB7 #759DC8 #A1BCDA

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.24

#497EB7 on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.95

#497EB7 on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #497EB7

4.95:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##497EB7	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##497EB7	1.00	4.24	4.95	4.95
#FFFFFF	4.24	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	4.95	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	4.95	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#6681B9

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#5776B6

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#008B92

Achromatopsia (no color)

#7B7B7B

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #497eb7;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(73, 126, 183);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(58.2% 0.105 251.6);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#85a3cd',
    500: '#497eb7',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #497eb7;
$custom-light: #85a3cd;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#497eb7",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 73,
    "g": 126,
    "b": 183
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 211.091,
    "s": 43.307,
    "l": 50.196
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.58169,
    "c": 0.10499,
    "h": 251.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.19757
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#497EB7

secondary

#C6AF95

accent

#9655D3

background

#F8FAFC

surface

#F0F3F9

border

#CBCDD2

text

#0C0F13

muted

#7D7F82

Preview Lab

Preview with #497EB7

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

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