#497EBB#497EBB

#497EBB is a mid, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.199; OKLCH L 58.4% C 0.110 H 253.1°. Best body text is #000000 at 4.99:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#497EBB
RGB	rgb(73, 126, 187)
HSL	hsl(212, 46%, 51%)
HSV	hsv(212, 61%, 73%)
CMYK	cmyk(61%, 32.6%, 0%, 26.7%)
CIE-LAB	lab(51.75, 1.22, -37.32)
CIE-LCH	lch(51.75, 37.34, 271.87°)
OKLab	oklab(58.38% -0.0319 -0.1054)
OKLCH	oklch(58.38% 0.11 253.1)
XYZ	xyz(19.1749, 19.9243, 49.8393)
Luminance	0.1993 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#497EBB #BB8649

analogous

#49B7BB #497EBB #4D49BB

triadic

#497EBB #BB497E #7EBB49

tetradic

#497EBB #BB49B7 #BB8649 #49BB4D

square

#497EBB #BB49B7 #BB8649 #49BB4D

split-complementary

#497EBB #BB4D49 #B7BB49

monochromatic

#254364 #366091 #497EBB #769ECC #A2BDDC

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.21

#497EBB on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.99

#497EBB on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #497EBB

4.99:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##497EBB	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##497EBB	1.00	4.21	4.99	4.99
#FFFFFF	4.21	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	4.99	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	4.99	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#6481BE

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#5576BA

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#008C94

Achromatopsia (no color)

#7B7B7B

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #497ebb;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(73, 126, 187);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(58.4% 0.110 253.1);

Tailwind

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

SCSS

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

JSON

{
  "hex": "#497ebb",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 73,
    "g": 126,
    "b": 187
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 212.105,
    "s": 45.6,
    "l": 50.98
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.58382,
    "c": 0.11018,
    "h": 253.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.19926
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#497EBB

secondary

#C9B297

accent

#9853D5

background

#F8FAFC

surface

#F0F3F9

border

#CBCDD2

text

#0C0F14

muted

#7D7F82

Preview Lab

Preview with #497EBB

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

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