#497EEF#497EEF

#497EEF is a mid, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.226; OKLCH L 61.5% C 0.179 H 263.2°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.51:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#497EEF
RGB	rgb(73, 126, 239)
HSL	hsl(221, 84%, 61%)
HSV	hsv(221, 69%, 94%)
CMYK	cmyk(69.5%, 47.3%, 0%, 6.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(54.62, 19.26, -62.13)
CIE-LCH	lch(54.62, 65.05, 287.22°)
OKLab	oklab(61.54% -0.0212 -0.1782)
OKLCH	oklch(61.54% 0.179 263.2)
XYZ	xyz(25.7830, 22.5675, 84.6418)
Luminance	0.2257 (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

#497EEF #EFBA49

analogous

#49D1EF #497EEF #6749EF

triadic

#497EEF #EF497E #7EEF49

tetradic

#497EEF #EF49D1 #EFBA49 #49EF67

square

#497EEF #EF49D1 #EFBA49 #49EF67

split-complementary

#497EEF #EF6749 #D1EF49

monochromatic

#0F42AE #1457E7 #497EEF #81A6F4 #BACEF9

Accessibility & contrast

On white

3.81

#497EEF on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

5.51

#497EEF on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #497EEF

5.51:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##497EEF	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##497EEF	1.00	3.81	5.51	5.51
#FFFFFF	3.81	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	5.51	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	5.51	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#418BF3

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#157CED

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#0099AB

Achromatopsia (no color)

#838383

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #497eef;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(73, 126, 239);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(61.5% 0.179 263.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8ea2f5',
    500: '#497eef',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #497eef;
$custom-light: #8ea2f5;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#497eef",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 73,
    "g": 126,
    "b": 239
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 220.843,
    "s": 83.838,
    "l": 61.176
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.61537,
    "c": 0.17942,
    "h": 263.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.2257
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#497EEF

secondary

#E9D5AB

accent

#9A05E0

background

#F9F9FF

surface

#F2F2FE

border

#CCCCD6

text

#0E0F17

muted

#7E7E85

Preview Lab

Preview with #497EEF

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

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