Information about #497997 color

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Basic facts about this digital color

#497997 falls into the Azure Color Family — Mild Saturation, Light brightness. The mix behind it: rgb(73, 121, 151) — 28.6% red, 47.5% green, 59.2% blue; the print equivalent is CMYK 31 / 12 / 0 / 41. Curious how these numbers work? Read our RGB color codes guide.

A mildly saturated azure, #497997 carries an easy, daylight feel. Expect to see shades like this in balanced palettes where no single element should shout. In The Official Register of Color Names it is almost identical to Antique Blue (#4E7B96). Slightly further away sit Stormy Blue (#507B9C) and Jelly Bean Blue (#44798E).

In RGB terms — rgb(73, 121, 151) — the blue channel does the heavy lifting here. On this background, white text reaches a 4.7:1 contrast ratio (passing WCAG AA); black stays at 4.5:1. #497997 has no official name yet. If this shade means something to you, you can be the one to name it.

#497997 color variations

View this color variations of tints, shades, tones and hues.

#497997 color tints

Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
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White

#FFFFFF

#497997 color shades

Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
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Black

#000000

#497997 color tones

Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
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Grey

#808080

#497997 color hues

A hue refers to the basic neighbors of color and is variation of base color on the color wheel.
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#497997 color harmonies

Color harmonies are pleasing color schemes created according to their position on a color wheel.

Complementary

Complementary color schemes are made by picking two opposite colors con the color wheel. They appear vibrant near to each other.

Complementary color schemes
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Split complementary

Split complementary schemes are like complementary but they uses two adiacent colors of the complement. They are more flexible than complementary ones.

Split complementary color scheme
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Analogous

Analogous color schemes are made by picking three colors that are next to each other on the color wheel. They are perceived as calm and serene.

Analogous color scheme
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Triadic

Triadic color schemes are created by picking three colors equally spaced on the color wheel. They appear quite contrasted and multicolored.

Triadic color scheme
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Tetradic

Tetradic color schemes are made form two couples of complementary colors in a rectangular shape on the color wheel.

Tetradic color scheme
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Square

Square color schemes are like tetradic arranged in a square instead of rectangle. Colors appear even more contrasting.

Square color scheme
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Nearest named colors to #497997

The closest officially registered color names in the Register, ordered by similarity — your shade’s neighborhood is already being claimed.

Antique Blue color link
Antique Blue

#4E7B96

Stormy Blue color link
Stormy Blue

#507B9C

Jelly Bean Blue color link
Jelly Bean Blue

#44798E

Norwester color link
Norwester

#48798A

Waterfront color link
Waterfront

#3E7F9D

Dirty Blue color link
Dirty Blue

#3F829D

San Marino color link
San Marino

#4E6C9D

Hippie Blue color link
Hippie Blue

#49889A

Queen Blue color link
Queen Blue

#436B95

Panorama color link
Panorama

#597499

Moderate Azure color link
Moderate Azure

#4A79A8

Muted Blue color link
Muted Blue

#3B719F

#497997 color backgrounds & wallpapers

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Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#497997
  • RGB73, 121, 151
  • CMYK31, 12, 0, 41
  • CSSrgb(73, 121, 151)
  • HSL203°, 35%, 44%
  • HSL Precise203.077°, 34.821%, 43.922%
  • HSV203°, 52%, 59%
  • HSB203°, 52%, 59%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.286
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.475
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.592
  • GLSLvec3(0.286, 0.475, 0.592)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.286, 0.475, 0.592, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.286, 0.475, 0.592)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB28.6%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB47.5%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB59.2%
  • Color FamilyAzure
  • Saturation FamilyMild Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyLight
  • HEX ID497997
  • DECIMAL ID4815255
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • Seen by search & AI crawlers17 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01

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