#497EC4#497EC4

#497EC4 is a mid, vivid cyan. Relative luminance 0.203; OKLCH L 58.9% C 0.122 H 256.0°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.06:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#497EC4
RGB	rgb(73, 126, 196)
HSL	hsl(214, 51%, 53%)
HSV	hsv(214, 63%, 77%)
CMYK	cmyk(62.8%, 35.7%, 0%, 23.1%)
CIE-LAB	lab(52.20, 4.27, -41.77)
CIE-LCH	lch(52.20, 41.98, 275.83°)
OKLab	oklab(58.88% -0.0295 -0.1184)
OKLCH	oklch(58.88% 0.122 256)
XYZ	xyz(20.1687, 20.3218, 55.0735)
Luminance	0.2032 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#497EC4 #C48F49

analogous

#49BCC4 #497EC4 #5149C4

triadic

#497EC4 #C4497E #7EC449

tetradic

#497EC4 #C449BC #C48F49 #49C451

square

#497EC4 #C449BC #C48F49 #49C451

split-complementary

#497EC4 #C45149 #BCC449

monochromatic

#24446F #33619D #497EC4 #779FD3 #A5C0E2

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.15

#497EC4 on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

5.06

#497EC4 on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #497EC4

5.06:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##497EC4	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##497EC4	1.00	4.15	5.06	5.06
#FFFFFF	4.15	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	5.06	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	5.06	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#6083C7

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#4F77C3

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#008E98

Achromatopsia (no color)

#7C7C7C

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #497ec4;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(73, 126, 196);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(58.9% 0.122 256.0);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#87a3d6',
    500: '#497ec4',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #497ec4;
$custom-light: #87a3d6;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#497ec4",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 73,
    "g": 126,
    "b": 196
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 214.146,
    "s": 51.037,
    "l": 52.745
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.58878,
    "c": 0.12204,
    "h": 256
  },
  "luminance": 0.20324
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#497EC4

secondary

#CFB89A

accent

#9E4DDB

background

#F8F9FD

surface

#F0F2FA

border

#CBCCD3

text

#0C0F14

muted

#7D7E83

Preview Lab

Preview with #497EC4

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

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