#497DCA Color

#497DCA is rgb(73, 125, 202) in RGB and hsl(216, 55%, 54%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is SteelBlue. Black text is most readable on this background.

#497DCA

HEX#497DCA

RGBrgb(73, 125, 202)

HSLhsl(216, 55%, 54%)

HSVhsv(216, 64%, 79%)

OKLCHoklch(59% 0.131 258.1)

CMYKcmyk(64%, 38%, 0%, 21%)

Text Contrast & Accessibility

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

TextWhite text4.14:1AA normal ✗AA large ✓AAA normal ✗

TextBlack text5.07:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✗

Color Harmonies

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

Base#497DCA Complementary#CA9749 Analogous#49BDCA Analogous#5649CA Triadic#CA497D Triadic#7DCA49

Tints & Shades

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

Tints

#618ED1 #7DA2D9 #94B3E0 #ACC4E7 #C4D5EE #DFE8F6

Shades

#366BBA #2E5B9E #264B82 #1D3963 #152947 #0D192B

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