#497EDB#497EDB

#497EDB is a mid, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.215; OKLCH L 60.2% C 0.153 H 260.8°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.29:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#497EDB
RGB	rgb(73, 126, 219)
HSL	hsl(218, 67%, 57%)
HSV	hsv(218, 67%, 86%)
CMYK	cmyk(66.7%, 42.5%, 0%, 14.1%)
CIE-LAB	lab(53.44, 12.23, -52.84)
CIE-LCH	lch(53.44, 54.23, 283.03°)
OKLab	oklab(60.24% -0.0244 -0.1508)
OKLCH	oklch(60.24% 0.153 260.8)
XYZ	xyz(22.9901, 21.4504, 69.9328)
Luminance	0.2145 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

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Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#497EDB #DBA649

analogous

#49C7DB #497EDB #5D49DB

triadic

#497EDB #DB497E #7EDB49

tetradic

#497EDB #DB49C7 #DBA649 #49DB5D

square

#497EDB #DB49C7 #DBA649 #49DB5D

split-complementary

#497EDB #DB5D49 #C7DB49

monochromatic

#1C458E #265EC1 #497EDB #7CA2E5 #AFC6EF

Accessibility & contrast

On white

3.97

#497EDB on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

5.29

#497EDB on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #497EDB

5.29:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##497EDB	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##497EDB	1.00	3.97	5.29	5.29
#FFFFFF	3.97	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	5.29	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	5.29	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#5287DF

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#3A79D9

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#0093A2

Achromatopsia (no color)

#808080

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #497edb;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(73, 126, 219);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(60.2% 0.153 260.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8ba2e7',
    500: '#497edb',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #497edb;
$custom-light: #8ba2e7;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#497edb",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 73,
    "g": 126,
    "b": 219
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 218.219,
    "s": 66.972,
    "l": 57.255
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.60244,
    "c": 0.15281,
    "h": 260.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.21453
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#497EDB

secondary

#DDC8A2

accent

#AB3EEA

background

#F9F9FE

surface

#F1F2FC

border

#CBCCD5

text

#0D0F16

muted

#7E7E84

Preview Lab

Preview with #497EDB

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

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