#497ECB#497ECB

#497ECB is a mid, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.206; OKLCH L 59.3% C 0.131 H 257.8°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.13:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#497ECB
RGB	rgb(73, 126, 203)
HSL	hsl(216, 56%, 54%)
HSV	hsv(216, 64%, 80%)
CMYK	cmyk(64%, 37.9%, 0%, 20.4%)
CIE-LAB	lab(52.56, 6.67, -45.18)
CIE-LCH	lch(52.56, 45.67, 278.40°)
OKLab	oklab(59.28% -0.0278 -0.1284)
OKLCH	oklch(59.28% 0.131 257.8)
XYZ	xyz(20.9841, 20.6480, 59.3679)
Luminance	0.2065 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#497ECB #CB9649

analogous

#49BFCB #497ECB #5549CB

triadic

#497ECB #CB497E #7ECB49

tetradic

#497ECB #CB49BF #CB9649 #49CB55

square

#497ECB #CB49BF #CB9649 #49CB55

split-complementary

#497ECB #CB5549 #BFCB49

monochromatic

#224577 #3060A7 #497ECB #79A0D9 #A8C1E6

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.09

#497ECB on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

5.13

#497ECB on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #497ECB

5.13:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##497ECB	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##497ECB	1.00	4.09	5.13	5.13
#FFFFFF	4.09	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	5.13	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	5.13	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#5C84CE

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#4A78C9

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#00909B

Achromatopsia (no color)

#7D7D7D

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #497ecb;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(73, 126, 203);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(59.3% 0.131 257.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#88a3db',
    500: '#497ecb',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #497ecb;
$custom-light: #88a3db;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#497ecb",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 73,
    "g": 126,
    "b": 203
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 215.538,
    "s": 55.556,
    "l": 54.118
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.5928,
    "c": 0.13137,
    "h": 257.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.2065
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#497ECB

secondary

#D4BD9C

accent

#A249DF

background

#F8F9FD

surface

#F0F2FB

border

#CBCCD4

text

#0C0F15

muted

#7D7E83

Preview Lab

Preview with #497ECB

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

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