#497696

Color #497696

A muted medium blue.

Closest named color Steel Blue #4682b4 · ΔE 11.34 Nearest Tailwind class slate-500 #62748e · ΔE 6.9

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Conversions

HEX

#497696

RGB

rgb(73, 118, 150)

HSL

hsl(204.9, 34.5%, 43.7%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(204.9, 51.3%, 58.8%)

CMYK

cmyk(51.3%, 21.3%, 0%, 41.2%)

LAB

lab(47.72, -6.09, -22.09)

LCH

lch(47.72, 22.91, 254.59)

OKLCH

oklch(54.7%, 0.0705, 240.71)

HWB

hwb(204.9, 28.6%, 41.2%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#966949

Analogous

#49968f

#497696

#495096

Triadic

#497696

#964976

#769649

Split-complementary

#497696

#964950

#968f49

Tetradic

#497696

#694996

#966949

#769649

Square

#497696

#8f4996

#966949

#509649

Shades

Color #497696 mixed toward black.

#3d627d

#314f64

#243b4b

#182732

#0c1419

Tints

Color #497696 mixed toward white.

#5e8eb1

#7ea5c0

#9ebbd0

#bfd2e0

#dfe8ef

Tones

Color #497696 mixed toward gray.

#4f758f

#567489

#5c7383

#63727c

#697176

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

4.87:1

Aa Black text on this color

4.32:1

White text reads better on this background (4.87:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#60608f · ΔE 15.1

Deuteranopia

#5d598d · ΔE 16.4

Tritanopia

#4c8988 · ΔE 16.4

Achromatopsia

#717171 · ΔE 15.5

Left half is the original, right half is the simulated appearance. See all 8 vision types →

Code

CSS

background-color: #497696;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#497696]

Related colors

Charcoal #36454f

Light Sky Blue #87cefa

Steel Blue #4682b4

Alice Blue #f0f8ff

Dodger Blue #1e90ff

Light Slate Gray #778899

Frequently asked questions

#497696 (#497696) is rgb(73, 118, 150) in RGB.

No, #497696 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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