#497097

Color #497097

A muted medium blue.

Closest named color Steel Blue #4682b4 · ΔE 9.58 Nearest Tailwind class slate-500 #62748e · ΔE 6

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Conversions

HEX

#497097

RGB

rgb(73, 112, 151)

HSL

hsl(210, 34.8%, 43.9%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(210, 51.7%, 59.2%)

CMYK

cmyk(51.7%, 25.8%, 0%, 40.8%)

LAB

lab(45.96, -2.22, -25.41)

LCH

lch(45.96, 25.51, 265.01)

OKLCH

oklch(53.3%, 0.0759, 249.39)

HWB

hwb(210, 28.6%, 40.8%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#977049

Analogous

#499797

#497097

#494997

Triadic

#497097

#974970

#709749

Split-complementary

#497097

#974949

#979749

Tetradic

#497097

#704997

#977049

#709749

Square

#497097

#974997

#977049

#499749

Shades

Color #497097 mixed toward black.

#3d5d7e

#314b65

#24384b

#182532

#0c1319

Tints

Color #497097 mixed toward white.

#5e88b1

#7ea0c1

#9fb7d0

#bfcfe0

#dfe7ef

Tones

Color #497097 mixed toward gray.

#4f7090

#56708a

#5c7083

#63707d

#697076

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

5.19:1

Aa Black text on this color

4.05:1

White text reads better on this background (5.19:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#5c5d8f · ΔE 11.9

Deuteranopia

#5a578d · ΔE 13.3

Tritanopia

#4c8886 · ΔE 19.9

Achromatopsia

#6d6d6d · ΔE 16.2

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #497097;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#497097]

Related colors

Light Slate Gray #778899

Slate Gray #708090

Dodger Blue #1e90ff

Alice Blue #f0f8ff

Steel Blue #4682b4

Light Steel Blue #b0c4de

Frequently asked questions

#497097 (#497097) is rgb(73, 112, 151) in RGB.

No, #497097 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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