#497BA7 Color

#497BA7 is rgb(73, 123, 167) in RGB and hsl(208, 39%, 47%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is SteelBlue. Black text is most readable on this background.

#497BA7

HEX#497BA7

RGBrgb(73, 123, 167)

HSLhsl(208, 39%, 47%)

HSVhsv(208, 56%, 65%)

OKLCHoklch(56.7% 0.087 246.6)

CMYKcmyk(56%, 26%, 0%, 35%)

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #497BA7 background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1.

TextWhite text4.49:1AA normal ✗AA large ✓AAA normal ✗

TextBlack text4.67:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✗

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #497BA7 based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#497BA7 Complementary#A77549 Analogous#49A7A3 Analogous#494CA7 Triadic#A7497B Triadic#7BA749

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #497BA7, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#5C8DB7 #78A1C4 #91B2CF #AAC3DA #C3D5E5 #DFE9F1

Shades

#406B91 #365C7C #2D4C67 #223A4E #192A39 #101A23

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