#497cd3

Color #497cd3

A moderately saturated medium blue.

Closest named color Cornflower Blue #6495ed · ΔE 9.61 Nearest Tailwind class blue-500 #2b7fff · ΔE 4.5

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Conversions

HEX

#497cd3

RGB

rgb(73, 124, 211)

HSL

hsl(217.8, 61.1%, 55.7%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(217.8, 65.4%, 82.7%)

CMYK

cmyk(65.4%, 41.2%, 0%, 17.3%)

LAB

lab(52.43, 10.66, -49.92)

LCH

lch(52.43, 51.05, 282.05)

OKLCH

oklch(59.3%, 0.1443, 260.39)

HWB

hwb(217.8, 28.6%, 17.3%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#d3a049

Analogous

#49c1d3

#497cd3

#5b49d3

Triadic

#497cd3

#d3497c

#7cd349

Split-complementary

#497cd3

#d35b49

#c1d349

Tetradic

#497cd3

#a049d3

#d3a049

#7cd349

Square

#497cd3

#d349c1

#d3a049

#49d35b

Shades

Color #497cd3 mixed toward black.

#2e64bf

#255099

#1c3c72

#12284c

#091426

Tints

Color #497cd3 mixed toward white.

#6792da

#86a8e2

#a4bee9

#c2d3f0

#e1e9f8

Tones

Color #497cd3 mixed toward gray.

#557fc8

#6082bc

#6c85b1

#7788a5

#838b9a

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

4.11:1

Aa Black text on this color

5.11:1

Black text reads better on this background (5.11:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#6364c2 · ΔE 11.4

Deuteranopia

#605cbe · ΔE 13.7

Tritanopia

#4db4b1 · ΔE 31.4

Achromatopsia

#7d7d7d · ΔE 23.8

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Code

CSS

background-color: #497cd3;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#497cd3]

Related colors

Cornflower Blue #6495ed

Light Steel Blue #b0c4de

Royal Blue #4169e1

Light Slate Gray #778899

Slate Gray #708090

Dodger Blue #1e90ff

Frequently asked questions

#497cd3 (#497cd3) is rgb(73, 124, 211) in RGB.

No, #497cd3 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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