#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.

Color Space Conversions

HEX#497C83
RGB73, 124, 131
HSL187.2°, 28.4%, 40.0%
CMYK44%, 5%, 0%, 49%
HSV187.2°, 44.3%, 51.4%
LAB48.8, -15.1, -9.2
XYZ14.1, 17.5, 24.1
Decimal4816003

Color Harmonies

Complementary

Analogous

Triadic

Tints, Shades & Tones

Tints (Adding White)

Shades (Adding Black)

WCAG Contrast Accessibility

4.67:1
Text on #FFFFFF
AA
4.49:1
Text on #000000
AA Large
4.47:1
Text on #F8FAFC
AA Large
3.82:1
Text on #0F172A
AA Large

CSS Implementation

.bg-color { background-color: #497C83; }
.text-color { color: #497C83; }
.border-color { border: 2px solid #497C83; }

Similar Colors

Cadetblue
#5F9EA0