#497EA7 Color

#497EA7 is rgb(73, 126, 167) in RGB and hsl(206, 39%, 47%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is SteelBlue. Black text is most readable on this background.

#497EA7

HEX#497EA7

RGBrgb(73, 126, 167)

HSLhsl(206, 39%, 47%)

HSVhsv(206, 56%, 65%)

OKLCHoklch(57.4% 0.085 243.4)

CMYKcmyk(56%, 25%, 0%, 35%)

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #497EA7 background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1.

TextWhite text4.35:1AA normal ✗AA large ✓AAA normal ✗

TextBlack text4.83:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✗

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #497EA7 based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#497EA7 Complementary#A77249 Analogous#49A7A0 Analogous#494FA7 Triadic#A7497E Triadic#7EA749

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #497EA7, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#5C90B7 #78A3C4 #91B4CF #AAC5DA #C3D6E5 #DFE9F1

Shades

#406E91 #365E7C #2D4E67 #223B4E #192B39 #101B23

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