#497BCA Color

#497BCA is rgb(73, 123, 202) in RGB and hsl(217, 55%, 54%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is SteelBlue. Black text is most readable on this background.

#497BCA

HEX#497BCA

RGBrgb(73, 123, 202)

HSLhsl(217, 55%, 54%)

HSVhsv(217, 64%, 79%)

OKLCHoklch(58.6% 0.133 259.2)

CMYKcmyk(64%, 39%, 0%, 21%)

Text Contrast & Accessibility

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

TextWhite text4.23:1AA normal ✗AA large ✓AAA normal ✗

TextBlack text4.97:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✗

Color Harmonies

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

Base#497BCA Complementary#CA9949 Analogous#49BBCA Analogous#5849CA Triadic#CA497B Triadic#7BCA49

Tints & Shades

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

Tints

#618CD1 #7DA0D9 #94B1E0 #ACC3E7 #C4D4EE #DFE8F6

Shades

#3668BA #2E599E #264982 #1D3863 #152847 #0D182B

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