#497FBF#497FBF

#497FBF is a mid, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.204; OKLCH L 58.8% C 0.114 H 253.8°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.07:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#497FBF
RGB	rgb(73, 127, 191)
HSL	hsl(213, 48%, 52%)
HSV	hsv(213, 62%, 75%)
CMYK	cmyk(61.8%, 33.5%, 0%, 25.1%)
CIE-LAB	lab(52.24, 1.97, -38.85)
CIE-LCH	lch(52.24, 38.90, 272.90°)
OKLab	oklab(58.83% -0.0319 -0.1099)
OKLCH	oklch(58.83% 0.114 253.8)
XYZ	xyz(19.7376, 20.3550, 52.1689)
Luminance	0.2036 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#497FBF #BF8949

analogous

#49BABF #497FBF #4E49BF

triadic

#497FBF #BF497F #7FBF49

tetradic

#497FBF #BF49BA #BF8949 #49BF4E

square

#497FBF #BF49BA #BF8949 #49BF4E

split-complementary

#497FBF #BF4E49 #BABF49

monochromatic

#254469 #356196 #497FBF #769FCF #A4BFDF

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.14

#497FBF on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

5.07

#497FBF on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #497FBF

5.07:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##497FBF	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##497FBF	1.00	4.14	5.07	5.07
#FFFFFF	4.14	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	5.07	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	5.07	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#6483C2

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#5477BE

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#008E96

Achromatopsia (no color)

#7D7D7D

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #497fbf;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(73, 127, 191);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(58.8% 0.114 253.8);

Tailwind

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

SCSS

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

JSON

{
  "hex": "#497fbf",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 73,
    "g": 127,
    "b": 191
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 212.542,
    "s": 47.967,
    "l": 51.765
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.58826,
    "c": 0.11443,
    "h": 253.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.20357
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#497FBF

secondary

#CCB498

accent

#9A50D8

background

#F8FAFC

surface

#F0F3F9

border

#CBCDD2

text

#0C0F14

muted

#7D7F82

Preview Lab

Preview with #497FBF

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

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