#497FBE#497FBE

#497FBE is a mid, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.203; OKLCH L 58.8% C 0.113 H 253.5°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.06:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#497FBE
RGB	rgb(73, 127, 190)
HSL	hsl(212, 47%, 52%)
HSV	hsv(212, 62%, 75%)
CMYK	cmyk(61.6%, 33.2%, 0%, 25.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(52.19, 1.63, -38.36)
CIE-LCH	lch(52.19, 38.39, 272.43°)
OKLab	oklab(58.77% -0.0322 -0.1084)
OKLCH	oklch(58.77% 0.113 253.5)
XYZ	xyz(19.6279, 20.3111, 51.5913)
Luminance	0.2031 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

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Perceptual scales

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Color harmonies

complementary

#497FBE #BE8849

analogous

#49B9BE #497FBE #4E49BE

triadic

#497FBE #BE497F #7FBE49

tetradic

#497FBE #BE49B9 #BE8849 #49BE4E

square

#497FBE #BE49B9 #BE8849 #49BE4E

split-complementary

#497FBE #BE4E49 #B9BE49

monochromatic

#254468 #356195 #497FBE #769FCE #A3BEDE

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.15

#497FBE on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

5.06

#497FBE on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #497FBE

5.06:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##497FBE	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##497FBE	1.00	4.15	5.06	5.06
#FFFFFF	4.15	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	5.06	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	5.06	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#6483C1

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#5477BD

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#008D96

Achromatopsia (no color)

#7C7C7C

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #497fbe;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(73, 127, 190);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(58.8% 0.113 253.5);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#86a3d2',
    500: '#497fbe',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #497fbe;
$custom-light: #86a3d2;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#497fbe",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 73,
    "g": 127,
    "b": 190
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 212.308,
    "s": 47.368,
    "l": 51.569
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.58771,
    "c": 0.11313,
    "h": 253.5
  },
  "luminance": 0.20313
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#497FBE

secondary

#CBB398

accent

#9951D7

background

#F8FAFC

surface

#F0F3F9

border

#CBCDD2

text

#0C0F14

muted

#7D7F82

Preview Lab

Preview with #497FBE

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

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