#497FA7#497FA7
#497FA7 is a mid, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.194; OKLCH L 57.6% C 0.085 H 242.3°. Best body text is #000000 at 4.88:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #497FA7 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(73, 127, 167) |
| HSL | hsl(206, 39%, 47%) |
| HSV | hsv(206, 56%, 65%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(56.3%, 24%, 0%, 34.5%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(51.13, -5.95, -26.75) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(51.13, 27.40, 257.45°) |
| OKLab | oklab(57.6% -0.0394 -0.0748) |
| OKLCH | oklch(57.6% 0.085 242.3) |
| XYZ | xyz(17.3095, 19.3837, 39.3810) |
| Luminance | 0.1938 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | cyan |
Closest named colors
Steel Blue
#4682B4
ΔE00 2.30
Stormy Blue
#507B9C
ΔE00 2.35
Off Blue
#5684AE
ΔE00 2.96
Cool Blue
#4984B8
ΔE00 3.13
Dusty Blue
#5A86AD
ΔE00 3.53
Steel Blue (survey)
#5A7D9A
ΔE00 3.54
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#497FA7 #A77149
analogous
#49A7A0 #497FA7 #4950A7
triadic
#497FA7 #A7497F #7FA749
tetradic
#497FA7 #A049A7 #A77149 #50A749
square
#497FA7 #A049A7 #A77149 #50A749
split-complementary
#497FA7 #A74950 #A7A049
monochromatic
#243E52 #365F7C #497FA7 #6E9DBF #98BAD2
Accessibility & contrast
On white
4.31
#497FA7 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
4.88
#497FA7 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #497FA7
4.88:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##497FA7 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##497FA7 | 1.00 | 4.31 | 4.88 | 4.88 |
| #FFFFFF | 4.31 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 4.88 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 4.88 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#6D7FA9
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#6176A6
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00898D
Achromatopsia (no color)
#7A7A7A
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #497fa7; /* rgb */ color: rgb(73, 127, 167); /* oklch */ color: oklch(57.6% 0.085 242.3);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#83a4c1',
500: '#497fa7',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #497fa7; $custom-light: #83a4c1; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#497fa7",
"rgb": {
"r": 73,
"g": 127,
"b": 167
},
"hsl": {
"h": 205.532,
"s": 39.167,
"l": 47.059
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.57595,
"c": 0.08456,
"h": 242.3
},
"luminance": 0.19385
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#497FA7
secondary
#BEA28D
accent
#8B59CF
background
#F8FAFB
surface
#EFF3F7
border
#CACDD0
text
#0B0F12
muted
#7C7F81