#497EBA#497EBA

#497EBA is a mid, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.199; OKLCH L 58.3% C 0.109 H 252.8°. Best body text is #000000 at 4.98:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#497EBA
RGB	rgb(73, 126, 186)
HSL	hsl(212, 45%, 51%)
HSV	hsv(212, 61%, 73%)
CMYK	cmyk(60.8%, 32.3%, 0%, 27.1%)
CIE-LAB	lab(51.70, 0.88, -36.82)
CIE-LCH	lch(51.70, 36.83, 271.37°)
OKLab	oklab(58.33% -0.0322 -0.104)
OKLCH	oklch(58.33% 0.109 252.8)
XYZ	xyz(19.0682, 19.8816, 49.2775)
Luminance	0.1988 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#497EBA #BA8549

analogous

#49B7BA #497EBA #4C49BA

triadic

#497EBA #BA497E #7EBA49

tetradic

#497EBA #BA49B7 #BA8549 #49BA4C

square

#497EBA #BA49B7 #BA8549 #49BA4C

split-complementary

#497EBA #BA4C49 #B7BA49

monochromatic

#264263 #36608F #497EBA #759DCB #A2BDDC

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.22

#497EBA on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.98

#497EBA on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #497EBA

4.98:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##497EBA	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##497EBA	1.00	4.22	4.98	4.98
#FFFFFF	4.22	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	4.98	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	4.98	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#6581BD

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#5676B9

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#008C93

Achromatopsia (no color)

#7B7B7B

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #497eba;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(73, 126, 186);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(58.3% 0.109 252.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#85a3cf',
    500: '#497eba',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #497eba;
$custom-light: #85a3cf;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#497eba",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 73,
    "g": 126,
    "b": 186
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 211.858,
    "s": 45.02,
    "l": 50.784
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.58328,
    "c": 0.10888,
    "h": 252.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.19883
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#497EBA

secondary

#C8B196

accent

#9853D5

background

#F8FAFC

surface

#F0F3F9

border

#CBCDD2

text

#0C0F14

muted

#7D7F82

Preview Lab

Preview with #497EBA

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

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