#497EBD#497EBD

#497EBD is a mid, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.200; OKLCH L 58.5% C 0.113 H 253.8°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.00:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#497EBD
RGB	rgb(73, 126, 189)
HSL	hsl(213, 47%, 51%)
HSV	hsv(213, 61%, 74%)
CMYK	cmyk(61.4%, 33.3%, 0%, 25.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(51.85, 1.89, -38.32)
CIE-LCH	lch(51.85, 38.36, 272.82°)
OKLab	oklab(58.49% -0.0314 -0.1083)
OKLCH	oklch(58.49% 0.113 253.8)
XYZ	xyz(19.3905, 20.0105, 50.9748)
Luminance	0.2001 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#497EBD #BD8849

analogous

#49B8BD #497EBD #4E49BD

triadic

#497EBD #BD497E #7EBD49

tetradic

#497EBD #BD49B8 #BD8849 #49BD4E

square

#497EBD #BD49B8 #BD8849 #49BD4E

split-complementary

#497EBD #BD4E49 #B8BD49

monochromatic

#254366 #356093 #497EBD #769ECD #A3BEDE

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.20

#497EBD on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

5.00

#497EBD on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #497EBD

5.00:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##497EBD	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##497EBD	1.00	4.20	5.00	5.00
#FFFFFF	4.20	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	5.00	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	5.00	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#6382C0

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#5477BC

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#008C95

Achromatopsia (no color)

#7C7C7C

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #497ebd;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(73, 126, 189);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(58.5% 0.113 253.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#86a3d1',
    500: '#497ebd',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #497ebd;
$custom-light: #86a3d1;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#497ebd",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 73,
    "g": 126,
    "b": 189
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 212.586,
    "s": 46.774,
    "l": 51.373
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.5849,
    "c": 0.1128,
    "h": 253.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.20012
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#497EBD

secondary

#CAB397

accent

#9A51D6

background

#F8F9FC

surface

#F0F2F9

border

#CBCCD2

text

#0C0F14

muted

#7D7E82

Preview Lab

Preview with #497EBD

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

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