#497C83
A medium, muted cyan closely aligning with Cadetblue.
About #497C83
When working with digital screens, the color #497C83 is rendered by mixing light. It is closely associated with the named CSS color Cadetblue. To achieve this exact tint on a monitor, you would use an RGB mix of 73, 124, and 131.
While screens use RGB, printing presses rely on Cyan, Magenta, Yellow, and Key (black). Its ink density profile breaks down to 44% cyan, 5% magenta, 0% yellow, and 49% black. With a hue angle of 187.2 degrees, it sits comfortably in the cyan spectrum.
Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) dictate how we should use this color. To prevent eye strain, #FFFFFF text pairs best with this hex code. Always test your color combinations using a contrast checker before publishing.