#497FBC#497FBC

#497FBC is a mid, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.202; OKLCH L 58.7% C 0.111 H 252.8°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.05:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#497FBC
RGB	rgb(73, 127, 188)
HSL	hsl(212, 46%, 51%)
HSV	hsv(212, 61%, 74%)
CMYK	cmyk(61.2%, 32.4%, 0%, 26.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(52.09, 0.96, -37.36)
CIE-LCH	lch(52.09, 37.38, 271.46°)
OKLab	oklab(58.66% -0.0328 -0.1056)
OKLCH	oklch(58.66% 0.111 252.8)
XYZ	xyz(19.4109, 20.2243, 50.4479)
Luminance	0.2023 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#497FBC #BC8649

analogous

#49B8BC #497FBC #4C49BC

triadic

#497FBC #BC497F #7FBC49

tetradic

#497FBC #BC49B8 #BC8649 #49BC4C

square

#497FBC #BC49B8 #BC8649 #49BC4C

split-complementary

#497FBC #BC4C49 #B8BC49

monochromatic

#254365 #366192 #497FBC #769ECC #A2BEDD

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.16

#497FBC on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

5.05

#497FBC on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #497FBC

5.05:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##497FBC	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##497FBC	1.00	4.16	5.05	5.05
#FFFFFF	4.16	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	5.05	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	5.05	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#6582BF

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#5677BB

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#008D95

Achromatopsia (no color)

#7C7C7C

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #497fbc;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(73, 127, 188);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(58.7% 0.111 252.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#86a3d0',
    500: '#497fbc',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #497fbc;
$custom-light: #86a3d0;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#497fbc",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 73,
    "g": 127,
    "b": 188
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 211.826,
    "s": 46.185,
    "l": 51.176
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.58663,
    "c": 0.11053,
    "h": 252.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.20226
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#497FBC

secondary

#CAB297

accent

#9852D6

background

#F8FAFC

surface

#F0F3F9

border

#CBCDD2

text

#0C0F14

muted

#7D7F82

Preview Lab

Preview with #497FBC

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

Preview Lab → · Contrast checker → · Palette generator →