#497A8D Color

#497A8D is rgb(73, 122, 141) in RGB and hsl(197, 32%, 42%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is SlateGray. White text is most readable on this background.

#497A8D

HEX#497A8D

RGBrgb(73, 122, 141)

HSLhsl(197, 32%, 42%)

HSVhsv(197, 48%, 55%)

OKLCHoklch(55.2% 0.061 224.8)

CMYKcmyk(48%, 13%, 0%, 45%)

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #497A8D background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1.

TextWhite text4.72:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✗

TextBlack text4.45:1AA normal ✗AA large ✓AAA normal ✗

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #497A8D based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#497A8D Complementary#8D5C49 Analogous#498D7F Analogous#49588D Triadic#8D497A Triadic#7A8D49

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #497A8D, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#5791A8 #72A3B6 #8DB4C4 #A7C6D2 #C2D7E0 #DDE9EE

Shades

#406B7D #365A68 #2D4B58 #233A43 #1A2C32 #101A1E

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