#497FBD#497FBD

#497FBD is a mid, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.203; OKLCH L 58.7% C 0.112 H 253.1°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.05:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#497FBD
RGB	rgb(73, 127, 189)
HSL	hsl(212, 47%, 51%)
HSV	hsv(212, 61%, 74%)
CMYK	cmyk(61.4%, 32.8%, 0%, 25.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(52.14, 1.29, -37.86)
CIE-LCH	lch(52.14, 37.88, 271.95°)
OKLab	oklab(58.72% -0.0325 -0.107)
OKLCH	oklch(58.72% 0.112 253.1)
XYZ	xyz(19.5190, 20.2675, 51.0176)
Luminance	0.2027 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#497FBD #BD8749

analogous

#49B9BD #497FBD #4D49BD

triadic

#497FBD #BD497F #7FBD49

tetradic

#497FBD #BD49B9 #BD8749 #49BD4D

square

#497FBD #BD49B9 #BD8749 #49BD4D

split-complementary

#497FBD #BD4D49 #B9BD49

monochromatic

#254466 #356193 #497FBD #769FCD #A3BEDE

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.16

#497FBD on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

5.05

#497FBD on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #497FBD

5.05:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##497FBD	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##497FBD	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)

#6582C0

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#5577BC

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#008D95

Achromatopsia (no color)

#7C7C7C

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #497fbd;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(73, 127, 189);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(58.7% 0.112 253.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#86a3d1',
    500: '#497fbd',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #497fbd;
$custom-light: #86a3d1;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#497fbd",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 73,
    "g": 127,
    "b": 189
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 212.069,
    "s": 46.774,
    "l": 51.373
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.58717,
    "c": 0.11182,
    "h": 253.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.20269
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#497FBD

secondary

#CAB397

accent

#9851D6

background

#F8FAFC

surface

#F0F3F9

border

#CBCDD2

text

#0C0F14

muted

#7D7F82

Preview Lab

Preview with #497FBD

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

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