#497CB6 Color

#497CB6 is rgb(73, 124, 182) in RGB and hsl(212, 43%, 50%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is SteelBlue. Black text is most readable on this background.

#497CB6

HEX#497CB6

RGBrgb(73, 124, 182)

HSLhsl(212, 43%, 50%)

HSVhsv(212, 60%, 71%)

OKLCHoklch(57.7% 0.106 252.8)

CMYKcmyk(60%, 32%, 0%, 29%)

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #497CB6 background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1.

TextWhite text4.34:1AA normal ✗AA large ✓AAA normal ✗

TextBlack text4.84:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✗

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #497CB6 based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#497CB6 Complementary#B68349 Analogous#49B3B6 Analogous#4C49B6 Triadic#B6497C Triadic#7CB649

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #497CB6, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#628EC0 #7CA1CB #95B3D5 #ABC3DE #C5D5E8 #DEE7F2

Shades

#3F6B9D #365C87 #2C4A6D #233B58 #192A3E #101B28

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