#497FAF#497FAF

#497FAF is a mid, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.197; OKLCH L 58.0% C 0.094 H 247.0°. Best body text is #000000 at 4.94:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#497FAF
RGB	rgb(73, 127, 175)
HSL	hsl(208, 41%, 49%)
HSV	hsv(208, 58%, 69%)
CMYK	cmyk(58.3%, 27.4%, 0%, 31.4%)
CIE-LAB	lab(51.48, -3.36, -30.83)
CIE-LCH	lch(51.48, 31.02, 263.78°)
OKLab	oklab(57.99% -0.0367 -0.0866)
OKLCH	oklch(57.99% 0.094 247)
XYZ	xyz(18.0721, 19.6888, 43.3971)
Luminance	0.1969 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#497FAF #AF7949

analogous

#49AFAC #497FAF #494CAF

triadic

#497FAF #AF497F #7FAF49

tetradic

#497FAF #AC49AF #AF7949 #4CAF49

square

#497FAF #AC49AF #AF7949 #4CAF49

split-complementary

#497FAF #AF494C #AFAC49

monochromatic

#254059 #376084 #497FAF #719DC4 #9CBBD6

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.25

#497FAF on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.94

#497FAF on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #497FAF

4.94:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##497FAF	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##497FAF	1.00	4.25	4.94	4.94
#FFFFFF	4.25	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	4.94	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	4.94	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#6B80B1

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#5D76AE

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#008A90

Achromatopsia (no color)

#7B7B7B

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #497faf;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(73, 127, 175);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(58.0% 0.094 247.0);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#84a3c7',
    500: '#497faf',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #497faf;
$custom-light: #84a3c7;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#497faf",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 73,
    "g": 127,
    "b": 175
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 208.235,
    "s": 41.129,
    "l": 48.627
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.57987,
    "c": 0.09407,
    "h": 247
  },
  "luminance": 0.1969
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#497FAF

secondary

#C2A891

accent

#9057D1

background

#F8FAFC

surface

#F0F3F8

border

#CBCDD1

text

#0B0F13

muted

#7C7F82

Preview Lab

Preview with #497FAF

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

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