#497EBC#497EBC

#497EBC is a mid, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.200; OKLCH L 58.4% C 0.111 H 253.5°. Best body text is #000000 at 4.99:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#497EBC
RGB	rgb(73, 126, 188)
HSL	hsl(212, 46%, 51%)
HSV	hsv(212, 61%, 74%)
CMYK	cmyk(61.2%, 33%, 0%, 26.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(51.80, 1.55, -37.82)
CIE-LCH	lch(51.80, 37.85, 272.35°)
OKLab	oklab(58.44% -0.0317 -0.1069)
OKLCH	oklch(58.44% 0.111 253.5)
XYZ	xyz(19.2823, 19.9672, 50.4051)
Luminance	0.1997 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#497EBC #BC8749

analogous

#49B7BC #497EBC #4D49BC

triadic

#497EBC #BC497E #7EBC49

tetradic

#497EBC #BC49B7 #BC8749 #49BC4D

square

#497EBC #BC49B7 #BC8749 #49BC4D

split-complementary

#497EBC #BC4D49 #B7BC49

monochromatic

#254365 #366092 #497EBC #769ECC #A2BDDD

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.21

#497EBC on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.99

#497EBC on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #497EBC

4.99:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##497EBC	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##497EBC	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)

#6482BF

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#5476BB

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#008C94

Achromatopsia (no color)

#7B7B7B

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #497ebc;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(73, 126, 188);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(58.4% 0.111 253.5);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#86a3d0',
    500: '#497ebc',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #497ebc;
$custom-light: #86a3d0;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#497ebc",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 73,
    "g": 126,
    "b": 188
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 212.348,
    "s": 46.185,
    "l": 51.176
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.58436,
    "c": 0.11148,
    "h": 253.5
  },
  "luminance": 0.19969
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#497EBC

secondary

#CAB297

accent

#9952D6

background

#F8F9FC

surface

#F0F2F9

border

#CBCCD2

text

#0C0F14

muted

#7D7E82

Preview Lab

Preview with #497EBC

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

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