#497FCD#497FCD

#497FCD is a mid, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.210; OKLCH L 59.6% C 0.133 H 257.7°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.20:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#497FCD
RGB	rgb(73, 127, 205)
HSL	hsl(215, 57%, 55%)
HSV	hsv(215, 64%, 80%)
CMYK	cmyk(64.4%, 38%, 0%, 19.6%)
CIE-LAB	lab(52.95, 6.75, -45.70)
CIE-LCH	lch(52.95, 46.20, 278.41°)
OKLab	oklab(59.62% -0.0284 -0.1299)
OKLCH	oklch(59.62% 0.133 257.7)
XYZ	xyz(21.3525, 21.0009, 60.6741)
Luminance	0.2100 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

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Perceptual scales

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Tints

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#497FCD #CD9749

analogous

#49C1CD #497FCD #5549CD

triadic

#497FCD #CD497F #7FCD49

tetradic

#497FCD #CD49C1 #CD9749 #49CD55

square

#497FCD #CD49C1 #CD9749 #49CD55

split-complementary

#497FCD #CD5549 #C1CD49

monochromatic

#22467A #2F61AA #497FCD #79A1DA #A9C3E7

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.04

#497FCD on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

5.20

#497FCD on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #497FCD

5.20:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##497FCD	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##497FCD	1.00	4.04	5.20	5.20
#FFFFFF	4.04	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	5.20	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	5.20	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#5D85D0

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#4A79CB

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#00919C

Achromatopsia (no color)

#7E7E7E

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #497fcd;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(73, 127, 205);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(59.6% 0.133 257.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#88a3dc',
    500: '#497fcd',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #497fcd;
$custom-light: #88a3dc;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#497fcd",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 73,
    "g": 127,
    "b": 205
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 215.455,
    "s": 56.897,
    "l": 54.51
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.59616,
    "c": 0.13296,
    "h": 257.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.21003
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#497FCD

secondary

#D5BE9D

accent

#A248E0

background

#F8FAFD

surface

#F0F3FB

border

#CBCDD4

text

#0C0F15

muted

#7D7F83

Preview Lab

Preview with #497FCD

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

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