#497bbc

Color #497bbc

A moderately saturated medium blue.

Closest named color Steel Blue #4682b4 · ΔE 10.32 Nearest Tailwind class sky-600 #0084d1 · ΔE 6.5

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Conversions

HEX

#497bbc

RGB

rgb(73, 123, 188)

HSL

hsl(213.9, 46.2%, 51.2%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(213.9, 61.2%, 73.7%)

CMYK

cmyk(61.2%, 34.6%, 0%, 26.3%)

LAB

lab(50.93, 3.36, -39.18)

LCH

lch(50.93, 39.32, 274.9)

OKLCH

oklch(57.8%, 0.1145, 255.64)

HWB

hwb(213.9, 28.6%, 26.3%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#bc8a49

Analogous

#49b5bc

#497bbc

#5149bc

Triadic

#497bbc

#bc497b

#7bbc49

Split-complementary

#497bbc

#bc5149

#b5bc49

Tetradic

#497bbc

#8a49bc

#bc8a49

#7bbc49

Square

#497bbc

#bc49b5

#bc8a49

#49bc51

Shades

Color #497bbc mixed toward black.

#3b669f

#2f527f

#233d5f

#172940

#0c1420

Tints

Color #497bbc mixed toward white.

#6791c7

#86a7d2

#a4bdde

#c2d3e9

#e1e9f4

Tones

Color #497bbc mixed toward gray.

#537cb2

#5c7ea9

#667f9f

#6f8096

#79818c

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

4.34:1

Aa Black text on this color

4.84:1

Black text reads better on this background (4.84:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#6363af · ΔE 12.4

Deuteranopia

#605cac · ΔE 14.3

Tritanopia

#4ca4a1 · ΔE 26.6

Achromatopsia

#797979 · ΔE 20.9

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Code

CSS

background-color: #497bbc;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#497bbc]

Related colors

Light Steel Blue #b0c4de

Light Slate Gray #778899

Slate Gray #708090

Dodger Blue #1e90ff

Cornflower Blue #6495ed

Alice Blue #f0f8ff

Frequently asked questions

#497bbc (#497bbc) is rgb(73, 123, 188) in RGB.

No, #497bbc is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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