#497F8D Color

#497F8D is rgb(73, 127, 141) in RGB and hsl(192, 32%, 42%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is SlateGray. Black text is most readable on this background.

#497F8D

HEX#497F8D

RGBrgb(73, 127, 141)

HSLhsl(192, 32%, 42%)

HSVhsv(192, 48%, 55%)

OKLCHoklch(56.5% 0.061 216.3)

CMYKcmyk(48%, 10%, 0%, 45%)

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #497F8D background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1.

TextWhite text4.46:1AA normal ✗AA large ✓AAA normal ✗

TextBlack text4.7:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✗

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #497F8D based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#497F8D Complementary#8D5749 Analogous#498D79 Analogous#495D8D Triadic#8D4980 Triadic#808D49

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #497F8D, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#5798A8 #72A8B6 #8DB9C4 #A7C9D2 #C2DAE0 #DDEAEE

Shades

#40707D #365E68 #2D4F58 #233D43 #1A2E32 #101B1E

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