#497EC0#497EC0

#497EC0 is a mid, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.201; OKLCH L 58.7% C 0.117 H 254.8°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.03:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#497EC0
RGB	rgb(73, 126, 192)
HSL	hsl(213, 49%, 52%)
HSV	hsv(213, 62%, 75%)
CMYK	cmyk(62%, 34.4%, 0%, 24.7%)
CIE-LAB	lab(52.00, 2.91, -39.80)
CIE-LCH	lch(52.00, 39.91, 274.18°)
OKLab	oklab(58.66% -0.0306 -0.1127)
OKLCH	oklch(58.66% 0.117 254.8)
XYZ	xyz(19.7195, 20.1421, 52.7076)
Luminance	0.2014 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#497EC0 #C08B49

analogous

#49BAC0 #497EC0 #5049C0

triadic

#497EC0 #C0497E #7EC049

tetradic

#497EC0 #C049BA #C08B49 #49C050

square

#497EC0 #C049BA #C08B49 #49C050

split-complementary

#497EC0 #C05049 #BAC049

monochromatic

#25446A #346097 #497EC0 #769ED0 #A4BEDF

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.18

#497EC0 on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

5.03

#497EC0 on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #497EC0

5.03:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##497EC0	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##497EC0	1.00	4.18	5.03	5.03
#FFFFFF	4.18	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	5.03	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	5.03	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#6282C3

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#5277BF

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#008D96

Achromatopsia (no color)

#7C7C7C

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #497ec0;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(73, 126, 192);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(58.7% 0.117 254.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#86a3d3',
    500: '#497ec0',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #497ec0;
$custom-light: #86a3d3;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#497ec0",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 73,
    "g": 126,
    "b": 192
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 213.277,
    "s": 48.571,
    "l": 51.961
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.58655,
    "c": 0.11675,
    "h": 254.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.20144
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#497EC0

secondary

#CCB598

accent

#9B50D8

background

#F8F9FD

surface

#F0F2FA

border

#CBCCD3

text

#0C0F14

muted

#7D7E83

Preview Lab

Preview with #497EC0

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

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