#497AB6 Color

#497AB6 is rgb(73, 122, 182) in RGB and hsl(213, 43%, 50%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is SteelBlue. Black text is most readable on this background.

#497AB6

HEX#497AB6

RGBrgb(73, 122, 182)

HSLhsl(213, 43%, 50%)

HSVhsv(213, 60%, 71%)

OKLCHoklch(57.2% 0.108 254.4)

CMYKcmyk(60%, 33%, 0%, 29%)

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #497AB6 background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1.

TextWhite text4.43:1AA normal ✗AA large ✓AAA normal ✗

TextBlack text4.74:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✗

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #497AB6 based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#497AB6 Complementary#B68549 Analogous#49B1B6 Analogous#4E49B6 Triadic#B6497A Triadic#7AB649

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #497AB6, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#628DC0 #7C9FCB #95B2D5 #ABC2DE #C5D4E8 #DEE7F2

Shades

#3F699D #365A87 #2C496D #233B58 #19293E #101B28

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