#497EBE#497EBE

#497EBE is a mid, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.201; OKLCH L 58.5% C 0.114 H 254.2°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.01:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#497EBE
RGB	rgb(73, 126, 190)
HSL	hsl(213, 47%, 52%)
HSV	hsv(213, 62%, 75%)
CMYK	cmyk(61.6%, 33.7%, 0%, 25.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(51.90, 2.23, -38.81)
CIE-LCH	lch(51.90, 38.87, 273.29°)
OKLab	oklab(58.55% -0.0311 -0.1098)
OKLCH	oklch(58.55% 0.114 254.2)
XYZ	xyz(19.4994, 20.0541, 51.5484)
Luminance	0.2006 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#497EBE #BE8949

analogous

#49B8BE #497EBE #4F49BE

triadic

#497EBE #BE497E #7EBE49

tetradic

#497EBE #BE49B8 #BE8949 #49BE4F

square

#497EBE #BE49B8 #BE8949 #49BE4F

split-complementary

#497EBE #BE4F49 #B8BE49

monochromatic

#254368 #356095 #497EBE #769ECE #A3BEDE

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.19

#497EBE on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

5.01

#497EBE on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #497EBE

5.01:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##497EBE	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##497EBE	1.00	4.19	5.01	5.01
#FFFFFF	4.19	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	5.01	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	5.01	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#6382C1

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#5377BD

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#008D95

Achromatopsia (no color)

#7C7C7C

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #497ebe;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(73, 126, 190);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(58.5% 0.114 254.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#86a3d2',
    500: '#497ebe',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #497ebe;
$custom-light: #86a3d2;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#497ebe",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 73,
    "g": 126,
    "b": 190
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 212.821,
    "s": 47.368,
    "l": 51.569
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.58545,
    "c": 0.11411,
    "h": 254.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.20056
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#497EBE

secondary

#CBB498

accent

#9A51D7

background

#F8F9FC

surface

#F0F2F9

border

#CBCCD2

text

#0C0F14

muted

#7D7E82

Preview Lab

Preview with #497EBE

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

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