#497FCF#497FCF

#497FCF is a mid, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.211; OKLCH L 59.7% C 0.136 H 258.1°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.22:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#497FCF
RGB	rgb(73, 127, 207)
HSL	hsl(216, 58%, 55%)
HSV	hsv(216, 65%, 81%)
CMYK	cmyk(64.7%, 38.6%, 0%, 18.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(53.06, 7.44, -46.67)
CIE-LCH	lch(53.06, 47.26, 279.06°)
OKLab	oklab(59.73% -0.0279 -0.1327)
OKLCH	oklch(59.73% 0.136 258.1)
XYZ	xyz(21.5955, 21.0981, 61.9536)
Luminance	0.2110 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#497FCF #CF9949

analogous

#49C2CF #497FCF #5649CF

triadic

#497FCF #CF497F #7FCF49

tetradic

#497FCF #CF49C2 #CF9949 #49CF56

square

#497FCF #CF49C2 #CF9949 #49CF56

split-complementary

#497FCF #CF5649 #C2CF49

monochromatic

#21467D #2E61AD #497FCF #79A1DC #AAC3E9

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.02

#497FCF on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

5.22

#497FCF on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #497FCF

5.22:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##497FCF	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##497FCF	1.00	4.02	5.22	5.22
#FFFFFF	4.02	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	5.22	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	5.22	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#5B85D2

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#4879CD

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#00919D

Achromatopsia (no color)

#7F7F7F

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #497fcf;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(73, 127, 207);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(59.7% 0.136 258.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#89a3de',
    500: '#497fcf',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #497fcf;
$custom-light: #89a3de;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#497fcf",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 73,
    "g": 127,
    "b": 207
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 215.821,
    "s": 58.261,
    "l": 54.902
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.59733,
    "c": 0.13563,
    "h": 258.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.211
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#497FCF

secondary

#D6BF9E

accent

#A346E1

background

#F8FAFD

surface

#F0F3FB

border

#CBCDD4

text

#0D0F15

muted

#7D7F83

Preview Lab

Preview with #497FCF

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

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