Information about #497DC6 color

#497DC6 color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#497DC6 falls into the Azure Color Family — Moderate Saturation, Light brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(73, 125, 198) — 28.6% red, 49% green, 77.6% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 49 / 29 / 0 / 22. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

#497DC6 is a confidently colored steel-blue azure that sits on the lighter side of the spectrum. In practice it works well for balanced palettes where no single element should shout. In The Official Register of Color Names it is practically indistinguishable from Float (#4C81C3). Nearby in the Register you will also find Skydiver (#4677C8) and Cyan Blue Azure (#4682BF).

In RGB terms — rgb(73, 125, 198) — the blue channel does the heavy lifting here. On this background, black text reaches a 5.0:1 contrast ratio (passing WCAG AA); white stays at 4.2:1. No one has named #497DC6 so far. Register a name for it and it becomes a permanent record.

#497DC6 color variations

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

#497DC6 color tints

Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
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White

#FFFFFF

#497DC6 color shades

Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
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Black

#000000

#497DC6 color tones

Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
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Grey

#808080

#497DC6 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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#497DC6 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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#BBC549
#BBC549

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#C55349

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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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#49BBC5
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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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#7DC549
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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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#9249C5
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#7DC549
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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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#C549BB
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#C59249
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#49C553
#49C553

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Nearest named colors to #497DC6

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

Float color link
Float

#4C81C3

Skydiver color link
Skydiver

#4677C8

Cyan Blue Azure color link
Cyan Blue Azure

#4682BF

Silk Blue color link
Silk Blue

#488AC7

Cool Blue color link
Cool Blue

#4984B8

Havelock Blue color link
Havelock Blue

#5784C1

Marge Hair Blue color link
Marge Hair Blue

#4872D3

Steel Blue color link
Steel Blue

#4682B4

Cyan Azure color link
Cyan Azure

#4E82B4

Han Blue color link
Han Blue

#446CCF

Windows Blue color link
Windows Blue

#357EC7

Sports Star color link
Sports Star

#3D85B8

#497DC6 color backgrounds & wallpapers

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Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#497DC6
  • RGB73, 125, 198
  • CMYK49, 29, 0, 22
  • CSSrgb(73, 125, 198)
  • HSL215°, 52%, 53%
  • HSL Precise215.04°, 52.301%, 53.137%
  • HSV215°, 63%, 78%
  • HSB215°, 63%, 78%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.286
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.490
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.776
  • GLSLvec3(0.286, 0.490, 0.776)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.286, 0.490, 0.776, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.286, 0.490, 0.776)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB28.6%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB49%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB77.6%
  • Color FamilyAzure
  • Saturation FamilyModerate Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyLight
  • HEX ID497DC6
  • DECIMAL ID4816326
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • Seen by search & AI crawlers7 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01

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