#497F9C Color

#497F9C is rgb(73, 127, 156) in RGB and hsl(201, 36%, 45%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is SteelBlue. Black text is most readable on this background.

#497F9C

HEX#497F9C

RGBrgb(73, 127, 156)

HSLhsl(201, 36%, 45%)

HSVhsv(201, 53%, 61%)

OKLCHoklch(57.1% 0.073 233.5)

CMYKcmyk(53%, 19%, 0%, 39%)

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #497F9C 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 text4.8:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✗

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #497F9C based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#497F9C Complementary#9C6649 Analogous#499C90 Analogous#49569C Triadic#9C497F Triadic#7F9C49

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #497F9C, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#5C94B2 #74A4BE #90B6CB #A8C6D6 #C4D8E3 #DCE8EF

Shades

#406E87 #365D72 #2C4C5E #243E4C #1A2D37 #101C23

Use #497F9C in Our Tools

Hex to RGB Hex to HSL Hex to CMYK Hex to Pantone RGBA to Hex