#497EBF#497EBF

#497EBF is a mid, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.201; OKLCH L 58.6% C 0.115 H 254.5°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.02:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#497EBF
RGB	rgb(73, 126, 191)
HSL	hsl(213, 48%, 52%)
HSV	hsv(213, 62%, 75%)
CMYK	cmyk(61.8%, 34%, 0%, 25.1%)
CIE-LAB	lab(51.95, 2.57, -39.31)
CIE-LCH	lch(51.95, 39.39, 273.74°)
OKLab	oklab(58.6% -0.0308 -0.1112)
OKLCH	oklch(58.6% 0.115 254.5)
XYZ	xyz(19.6091, 20.0980, 52.1260)
Luminance	0.2010 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#497EBF #BF8A49

analogous

#49B9BF #497EBF #4F49BF

triadic

#497EBF #BF497E #7EBF49

tetradic

#497EBF #BF49B9 #BF8A49 #49BF4F

square

#497EBF #BF49B9 #BF8A49 #49BF4F

split-complementary

#497EBF #BF4F49 #B9BF49

monochromatic

#254369 #356096 #497EBF #769ECF #A4BEDF

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.18

#497EBF on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

5.02

#497EBF on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #497EBF

5.02:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##497EBF	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##497EBF	1.00	4.18	5.02	5.02
#FFFFFF	4.18	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	5.02	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	5.02	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#6282C2

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#5277BE

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#008D96

Achromatopsia (no color)

#7C7C7C

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #497ebf;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(73, 126, 191);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(58.6% 0.115 254.5);

Tailwind

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

SCSS

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

JSON

{
  "hex": "#497ebf",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 73,
    "g": 126,
    "b": 191
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 213.051,
    "s": 47.967,
    "l": 51.765
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.586,
    "c": 0.11543,
    "h": 254.5
  },
  "luminance": 0.201
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#497EBF

secondary

#CCB598

accent

#9B50D8

background

#F8F9FC

surface

#F0F2F9

border

#CBCCD2

text

#0C0F14

muted

#7D7E82

Preview Lab

Preview with #497EBF

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

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