All About Color #497BCA

#497BCA

About #497BCA

#497BCA is a medium blue color with the hex code #497BCA. In RGB it is red 73, green 123, blue 202; in HSL it is hue 217°, saturation 55%, lightness 54%; in CMYK it is 64%, 39%, 0%, 21%. Its contrast ratio is 4.23:1 on white and 4.97:1 on black.

#497BCA Color Conversion

Hex triplet49, 7B, CA
CMYK63.86%, 39.11%, 0.00%, 20.78%
RGB Decimal73, 123, 202
HSL217°, 55%, 54%
RGB Octal111, 173, 312
HSV (HSB)216.74°, 63.86%, 79.22%
RGB Binary1001001, 1111011, 11001010
CIE-L*AB51.66, 8.16, -46.05
RGB Percent28.63%, 48.24%, 79.22%
CIE-L*CH51.66, 46.76, 280.05
XYZ20.49, 19.85, 58.63
CIE-L*UV51.66, -21.45, -71.73
xyY0.21, 0.20, 19.85
Hunter-Lab44.55, 4.14, -46.84
RYB28.63%, 42.76%, 79.22%

Color Accessibility Scores

#497BCA on a dark background: contrast 4.97:1, passes WCAG AA.
#497BCA on a light background: contrast 4.23:1, passes WCAG AA for large text only.

Color Shades

Tints and shades of #497BCA, from lightest to darkest. Each swatch links to its own color page.

Related Palettes

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Complementary palette

#497BCA · #90AEDF · #29508E · #CA9949 · #DFC190

Analogous palette

#49CA99 · #49BBCA · #497BCA · #5849CA · #9949CA

Triadic palette

#497BCA · #CA497B · #7BCA49 · #90AEDF · #DF90AE

Tetradic palette

#497BCA · #CA49BB · #CA9949 · #49CA58 · #29508E

Monochromatic palette

#1C355F · #2D579A · #497BCA · #84A6DB · #C0D1ED

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