#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.