#497EDA#497EDA

#497EDA is a mid, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.214; OKLCH L 60.2% C 0.151 H 260.6°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.28:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#497EDA
RGB	rgb(73, 126, 218)
HSL	hsl(218, 66%, 57%)
HSV	hsv(218, 67%, 85%)
CMYK	cmyk(66.5%, 42.2%, 0%, 14.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(53.38, 11.88, -52.36)
CIE-LCH	lch(53.38, 53.69, 282.78°)
OKLab	oklab(60.18% -0.0246 -0.1494)
OKLCH	oklch(60.18% 0.151 260.6)
XYZ	xyz(22.8589, 21.3979, 69.2416)
Luminance	0.2140 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

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Perceptual scales

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Tints

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#497EDA #DAA549

analogous

#49C7DA #497EDA #5D49DA

triadic

#497EDA #DA497E #7EDA49

tetradic

#497EDA #DA49C7 #DAA549 #49DA5D

square

#497EDA #DA49C7 #DAA549 #49DA5D

split-complementary

#497EDA #DA5D49 #C7DA49

monochromatic

#1C458C #275EBF #497EDA #7CA2E4 #AFC6EF

Accessibility & contrast

On white

3.98

#497EDA on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

5.28

#497EDA on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #497EDA

5.28:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##497EDA	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##497EDA	1.00	3.98	5.28	5.28
#FFFFFF	3.98	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	5.28	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	5.28	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#5387DE

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#3B79D8

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#0093A1

Achromatopsia (no color)

#7F7F7F

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #497eda;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(73, 126, 218);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(60.2% 0.151 260.6);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8aa2e6',
    500: '#497eda',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #497eda;
$custom-light: #8aa2e6;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#497eda",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 73,
    "g": 126,
    "b": 218
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 218.069,
    "s": 66.21,
    "l": 57.059
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.60182,
    "c": 0.15147,
    "h": 260.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.214
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#497EDA

secondary

#DDC7A2

accent

#AB3FE9

background

#F9F9FE

surface

#F1F2FC

border

#CBCCD5

text

#0D0F16

muted

#7E7E84

Preview Lab

Preview with #497EDA

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

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