#497CE9

A light, vivid blue closely aligning with Dodgerblue.

About #497CE9

The hex code #497CE9 represents a beautifully specific shade of blue. If you're using CSS, you might find it aligns closely with Dodgerblue. Its digital footprint relies on 73 parts red, 124 parts green, and 233 parts blue light.

While screens use RGB, printing presses rely on Cyan, Magenta, Yellow, and Key (black). Its ink density profile breaks down to 69% cyan, 47% magenta, 0% yellow, and 9% black. With a hue angle of 220.9 degrees, it sits comfortably in the blue spectrum.

Ensuring your text is legible against this background is a key part of web design. Mathematical luminance calculations suggest that #000000 text provides the most optimal reading experience. You can view the detailed AAA and AA pass/fail metrics in the table below.

Color Space Conversions

HEX#497CE9
RGB73, 124, 233
HSL220.9°, 78.4%, 60.0%
CMYK69%, 47%, 0%, 9%
HSV220.9°, 68.7%, 91.4%
LAB53.7, 18.4, -60.2
XYZ24.7, 21.7, 80.0
Decimal4816105

Color Harmonies

Complementary

Analogous

Triadic

Tints, Shades & Tones

Tints (Adding White)

Shades (Adding Black)

WCAG Contrast Accessibility

3.93:1
Text on #FFFFFF
AA Large
5.34:1
Text on #000000
AA
3.76:1
Text on #F8FAFC
AA Large
4.54:1
Text on #0F172A
AA

CSS Implementation

.bg-color { background-color: #497CE9; }
.text-color { color: #497CE9; }
.border-color { border: 2px solid #497CE9; }

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Dodgerblue
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