#497EDF#497EDF

#497EDF is a mid, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.217; OKLCH L 60.5% C 0.158 H 261.4°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.33:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#497EDF
RGB	rgb(73, 126, 223)
HSL	hsl(219, 70%, 58%)
HSV	hsv(219, 67%, 87%)
CMYK	cmyk(67.3%, 43.5%, 0%, 12.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(53.67, 13.63, -54.72)
CIE-LCH	lch(53.67, 56.39, 283.99°)
OKLab	oklab(60.5% -0.0237 -0.1564)
OKLCH	oklch(60.5% 0.158 261.4)
XYZ	xyz(23.5231, 21.6635, 72.7395)
Luminance	0.2167 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#497EDF #DFAA49

analogous

#49C9DF #497EDF #5F49DF

triadic

#497EDF #DF497E #7EDF49

tetradic

#497EDF #DF49C9 #DFAA49 #49DF5F

square

#497EDF #DF49C9 #DFAA49 #49DF5F

split-complementary

#497EDF #DF5F49 #C9DF49

monochromatic

#1A4594 #235DC8 #497EDF #7DA3E8 #B1C8F1

Accessibility & contrast

On white

3.94

#497EDF on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

5.33

#497EDF on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #497EDF

5.33:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##497EDF	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##497EDF	1.00	3.94	5.33	5.33
#FFFFFF	3.94	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	5.33	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	5.33	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#4F88E3

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#357ADD

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#0094A4

Achromatopsia (no color)

#808080

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #497edf;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(73, 126, 223);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(60.5% 0.158 261.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8ba2e9',
    500: '#497edf',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #497edf;
$custom-light: #8ba2e9;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#497edf",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 73,
    "g": 126,
    "b": 223
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 218.8,
    "s": 70.093,
    "l": 58.039
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.60495,
    "c": 0.15816,
    "h": 261.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.21666
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#497EDF

secondary

#E0CBA4

accent

#AE3BED

background

#F9F9FE

surface

#F1F2FD

border

#CBCCD5

text

#0D0F16

muted

#7E7E84

Preview Lab

Preview with #497EDF

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

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