#497EC5#497EC5

#497EC5 is a mid, vivid cyan. Relative luminance 0.204; OKLCH L 58.9% C 0.123 H 256.3°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.07:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#497EC5
RGB	rgb(73, 126, 197)
HSL	hsl(214, 52%, 53%)
HSV	hsv(214, 63%, 77%)
CMYK	cmyk(62.9%, 36%, 0%, 22.7%)
CIE-LAB	lab(52.25, 4.61, -42.26)
CIE-LCH	lch(52.25, 42.51, 276.22°)
OKLab	oklab(58.94% -0.0293 -0.1198)
OKLCH	oklch(58.94% 0.123 256.3)
XYZ	xyz(20.2829, 20.3675, 55.6749)
Luminance	0.2037 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#497EC5 #C59049

analogous

#49BCC5 #497EC5 #5249C5

triadic

#497EC5 #C5497E #7EC549

tetradic

#497EC5 #C549BC #C59049 #49C552

square

#497EC5 #C549BC #C59049 #49C552

split-complementary

#497EC5 #C55249 #BCC549

monochromatic

#244470 #32619E #497EC5 #779FD4 #A6C0E3

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.14

#497EC5 on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

5.07

#497EC5 on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #497EC5

5.07:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##497EC5	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##497EC5	1.00	4.14	5.07	5.07
#FFFFFF	4.14	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	5.07	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	5.07	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#5F83C8

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#4E77C4

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#008E98

Achromatopsia (no color)

#7D7D7D

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #497ec5;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(73, 126, 197);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(58.9% 0.123 256.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#87a3d7',
    500: '#497ec5',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #497ec5;
$custom-light: #87a3d7;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#497ec5",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 73,
    "g": 126,
    "b": 197
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 214.355,
    "s": 51.667,
    "l": 52.941
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.58935,
    "c": 0.12337,
    "h": 256.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.20369
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#497EC5

secondary

#D0B99A

accent

#9E4DDB

background

#F8F9FD

surface

#F0F2FA

border

#CBCCD3

text

#0C0F14

muted

#7D7E83

Preview Lab

Preview with #497EC5

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

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