#497FBB#497FBB

#497FBB is a mid, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.202; OKLCH L 58.6% C 0.109 H 252.4°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.04:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#497FBB
RGB	rgb(73, 127, 187)
HSL	hsl(212, 46%, 51%)
HSV	hsv(212, 61%, 73%)
CMYK	cmyk(61%, 32.1%, 0%, 26.7%)
CIE-LAB	lab(52.04, 0.62, -36.87)
CIE-LCH	lch(52.04, 36.87, 270.96°)
OKLab	oklab(58.61% -0.033 -0.1041)
OKLCH	oklch(58.61% 0.109 252.4)
XYZ	xyz(19.3034, 20.1813, 49.8822)
Luminance	0.2018 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#497FBB #BB8549

analogous

#49B8BB #497FBB #4C49BB

triadic

#497FBB #BB497F #7FBB49

tetradic

#497FBB #BB49B8 #BB8549 #49BB4C

square

#497FBB #BB49B8 #BB8549 #49BB4C

split-complementary

#497FBB #BB4C49 #B8BB49

monochromatic

#254364 #366191 #497FBB #769ECC #A2BEDC

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.17

#497FBB on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

5.04

#497FBB on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #497FBB

5.04:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##497FBB	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##497FBB	1.00	4.17	5.04	5.04
#FFFFFF	4.17	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	5.04	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	5.04	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#6682BE

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#5677BA

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#008D94

Achromatopsia (no color)

#7C7C7C

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #497fbb;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(73, 127, 187);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(58.6% 0.109 252.4);

Tailwind

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

SCSS

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

JSON

{
  "hex": "#497fbb",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 73,
    "g": 127,
    "b": 187
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 211.579,
    "s": 45.6,
    "l": 50.98
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.58609,
    "c": 0.10923,
    "h": 252.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.20183
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#497FBB

secondary

#C9B197

accent

#9753D5

background

#F8FAFC

surface

#F0F3F9

border

#CBCDD2

text

#0C0F14

muted

#7D7F82

Preview Lab

Preview with #497FBB

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

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