#497599

A medium, moderate blue closely aligning with Steelblue.

About #497599

When working with digital screens, the color #497599 is rendered by mixing light. If you're using CSS, you might find it aligns closely with Steelblue. To achieve this exact tint on a monitor, you would use an RGB mix of 73, 117, and 153.

When sending designs containing this color to a printer, the CMYK values come into play. Its ink density profile breaks down to 52% cyan, 24% magenta, 0% yellow, and 40% black. The HSL representation is 207.0° hue, 35.4% saturation, and 44.3% lightness.

Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) dictate how we should use this color. Because it is a medium color, it is generally recommended to use #FFFFFF text. You can view the detailed AAA and AA pass/fail metrics in the table below.

Color Space Conversions

HEX#497599
RGB73, 117, 153
HSL207.0°, 35.4%, 44.3%
CMYK52%, 24%, 0%, 40%
HSV207.0°, 52.3%, 60.0%
LAB47.5, -4.6, -24.1
XYZ14.9, 16.4, 32.5
Decimal4814233

Color Harmonies

Complementary

Analogous

Triadic

Tints, Shades & Tones

Tints (Adding White)

Shades (Adding Black)

WCAG Contrast Accessibility

4.90:1
Text on #FFFFFF
AA
4.29:1
Text on #000000
AA Large
4.68:1
Text on #F8FAFC
AA
3.65:1
Text on #0F172A
AA Large

CSS Implementation

.bg-color { background-color: #497599; }
.text-color { color: #497599; }
.border-color { border: 2px solid #497599; }

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