#497FBA#497FBA

#497FBA is a mid, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.201; OKLCH L 58.6% C 0.108 H 252.0°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.03:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#497FBA
RGB	rgb(73, 127, 186)
HSL	hsl(211, 45%, 51%)
HSV	hsv(211, 61%, 73%)
CMYK	cmyk(60.8%, 31.7%, 0%, 27.1%)
CIE-LAB	lab(51.99, 0.28, -36.37)
CIE-LCH	lch(51.99, 36.37, 270.45°)
OKLab	oklab(58.56% -0.0333 -0.1027)
OKLCH	oklch(58.56% 0.108 252)
XYZ	xyz(19.1968, 20.1386, 49.3203)
Luminance	0.2014 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#497FBA #BA8449

analogous

#49B8BA #497FBA #4B49BA

triadic

#497FBA #BA497F #7FBA49

tetradic

#497FBA #BA49B8 #BA8449 #49BA4B

square

#497FBA #BA49B8 #BA8449 #49BA4B

split-complementary

#497FBA #BA4B49 #B8BA49

monochromatic

#264363 #36618F #497FBA #759ECB #A2BDDC

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.18

#497FBA on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

5.03

#497FBA on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #497FBA

5.03:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##497FBA	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##497FBA	1.00	4.18	5.03	5.03
#FFFFFF	4.18	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	5.03	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	5.03	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#6682BD

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#5777B9

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#008D94

Achromatopsia (no color)

#7C7C7C

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #497fba;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(73, 127, 186);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(58.6% 0.108 252.0);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#85a3cf',
    500: '#497fba',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #497fba;
$custom-light: #85a3cf;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#497fba",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 73,
    "g": 127,
    "b": 186
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 211.327,
    "s": 45.02,
    "l": 50.784
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.58556,
    "c": 0.10794,
    "h": 252
  },
  "luminance": 0.2014
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#497FBA

secondary

#C8B196

accent

#9753D5

background

#F8FAFC

surface

#F0F3F9

border

#CBCDD2

text

#0C0F14

muted

#7D7F82

Preview Lab

Preview with #497FBA

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

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