#497EA2 Color

#497EA2 is rgb(73, 126, 162) in RGB and hsl(204, 38%, 46%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is SteelBlue. Black text is most readable on this background.

#497EA2

HEX#497EA2

RGBrgb(73, 126, 162)

HSLhsl(204, 38%, 46%)

HSVhsv(204, 55%, 64%)

OKLCHoklch(57.1% 0.08 239.9)

CMYKcmyk(55%, 22%, 0%, 36%)

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #497EA2 background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1.

TextWhite text4.38:1AA normal ✗AA large ✓AAA normal ✗

TextBlack text4.79:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✗

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #497EA2 based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#497EA2 Complementary#A26C49 Analogous#49A299 Analogous#4952A2 Triadic#A2497E Triadic#7EA249

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #497EA2, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#5A90B5 #76A3C1 #8EB4CC #ABC6D9 #C3D7E4 #DFEAF1

Shades

#3F6E8D #365D78 #2C4D63 #233C4D #192C38 #101B23

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