#497cc3

Color #497cc3

A moderately saturated medium blue.

Closest named color Cornflower Blue #6495ed · ΔE 13.25 Nearest Tailwind class blue-500 #2b7fff · ΔE 5.9

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Conversions

HEX

#497cc3

RGB

rgb(73, 124, 195)

HSL

hsl(214.9, 50.4%, 52.5%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(214.9, 62.6%, 76.5%)

CMYK

cmyk(62.6%, 36.4%, 0%, 23.5%)

LAB

lab(51.58, 5.13, -42.18)

LCH

lch(51.58, 42.49, 276.93)

OKLCH

oklch(58.4%, 0.1228, 256.96)

HWB

hwb(214.9, 28.6%, 23.5%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#c39049

Analogous

#49b9c3

#497cc3

#5349c3

Triadic

#497cc3

#c3497c

#7cc349

Split-complementary

#497cc3

#c35349

#b9c349

Tetradic

#497cc3

#9049c3

#c39049

#7cc349

Square

#497cc3

#c349b9

#c39049

#49c353

Shades

Color #497cc3 mixed toward black.

#3766a8

#2c5286

#213d65

#162943

#0b1422

Tints

Color #497cc3 mixed toward white.

#6792cd

#86a8d7

#a4bde1

#c2d3eb

#e1e9f5

Tones

Color #497cc3 mixed toward gray.

#537eb9

#5d7faf

#6781a4

#72839a

#7c8490

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

4.24:1

Aa Black text on this color

4.95:1

Black text reads better on this background (4.95:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#6364b5 · ΔE 12.1

Deuteranopia

#605cb2 · ΔE 14.4

Tritanopia

#4da9a6 · ΔE 27.9

Achromatopsia

#7b7b7b · ΔE 21.8

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Code

CSS

background-color: #497cc3;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#497cc3]

Related colors

Light Steel Blue #b0c4de

Cornflower Blue #6495ed

Light Slate Gray #778899

Slate Gray #708090

Dodger Blue #1e90ff

Alice Blue #f0f8ff

Frequently asked questions

#497cc3 (#497cc3) is rgb(73, 124, 195) in RGB.

No, #497cc3 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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