#497FDE#497FDE

#497FDE is a mid, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.219; OKLCH L 60.6% C 0.156 H 260.8°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.37:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#497FDE
RGB	rgb(73, 127, 222)
HSL	hsl(218, 69%, 58%)
HSV	hsv(218, 67%, 87%)
CMYK	cmyk(67.1%, 42.8%, 0%, 12.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(53.89, 12.67, -53.81)
CIE-LCH	lch(53.89, 55.28, 283.24°)
OKLab	oklab(60.64% -0.0248 -0.1537)
OKLCH	oklch(60.64% 0.156 260.8)
XYZ	xyz(23.5171, 21.8668, 72.0744)
Luminance	0.2187 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#497FDE #DEA849

analogous

#49C9DE #497FDE #5D49DE

triadic

#497FDE #DE497F #7FDE49

tetradic

#497FDE #DE49C9 #DEA849 #49DE5D

square

#497FDE #DE49C9 #DEA849 #49DE5D

split-complementary

#497FDE #DE5D49 #C9DE49

monochromatic

#1A4692 #245FC6 #497FDE #7DA3E7 #B1C8F1

Accessibility & contrast

On white

3.91

#497FDE on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

5.37

#497FDE on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #497FDE

5.37:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##497FDE	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##497FDE	1.00	3.91	5.37	5.37
#FFFFFF	3.91	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	5.37	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	5.37	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#5288E2

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#397ADC

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#0095A4

Achromatopsia (no color)

#818181

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #497fde;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(73, 127, 222);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(60.6% 0.156 260.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8ba3e9',
    500: '#497fde',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #497fde;
$custom-light: #8ba3e9;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#497fde",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 73,
    "g": 127,
    "b": 222
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 218.255,
    "s": 69.302,
    "l": 57.843
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.60644,
    "c": 0.15568,
    "h": 260.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.21869
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#497FDE

secondary

#DFCAA4

accent

#AC3CEC

background

#F9FAFE

surface

#F1F3FD

border

#CBCDD5

text

#0D0F16

muted

#7E7F84

Preview Lab

Preview with #497FDE

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

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