#497EB8#497EB8

#497EB8 is a mid, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.198; OKLCH L 58.2% C 0.106 H 252.0°. Best body text is #000000 at 4.96:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#497EB8
RGB	rgb(73, 126, 184)
HSL	hsl(211, 44%, 50%)
HSV	hsv(211, 60%, 72%)
CMYK	cmyk(60.3%, 31.5%, 0%, 27.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(51.61, 0.21, -35.83)
CIE-LCH	lch(51.61, 35.83, 270.33°)
OKLab	oklab(58.22% -0.0328 -0.1011)
OKLCH	oklch(58.22% 0.106 252)
XYZ	xyz(18.8571, 19.7972, 48.1656)
Luminance	0.1980 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#497EB8 #B88349

analogous

#49B6B8 #497EB8 #4B49B8

triadic

#497EB8 #B8497E #7EB849

tetradic

#497EB8 #B849B6 #B88349 #49B84B

square

#497EB8 #B849B6 #B88349 #49B84B

split-complementary

#497EB8 #B84B49 #B6B849

monochromatic

#264261 #37608D #497EB8 #759DC9 #A1BCDA

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.23

#497EB8 on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.96

#497EB8 on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #497EB8

4.96:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##497EB8	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##497EB8	1.00	4.23	4.96	4.96
#FFFFFF	4.23	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	4.96	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	4.96	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#6681BA

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#5776B7

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#008B93

Achromatopsia (no color)

#7B7B7B

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #497eb8;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(73, 126, 184);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(58.2% 0.106 252.0);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#85a3cd',
    500: '#497eb8',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #497eb8;
$custom-light: #85a3cd;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#497eb8",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 73,
    "g": 126,
    "b": 184
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 211.351,
    "s": 43.874,
    "l": 50.392
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.58221,
    "c": 0.10629,
    "h": 252
  },
  "luminance": 0.19799
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#497EB8

secondary

#C7B096

accent

#9754D4

background

#F8FAFC

surface

#F0F3F9

border

#CBCDD2

text

#0C0F13

muted

#7D7F82

Preview Lab

Preview with #497EB8

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

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