Information about #497EBB color
Basic facts about this digital color
The color #497EBB reads as a confidently colored azure and sits on the lighter side of the spectrum. Designers typically reach for tones like this for balanced palettes where no single element should shout. In The Official Register of Color Names it is practically indistinguishable from Cyan Blue Azure (#4682BF). Nearby in the Register you will also find Cool Blue (#4984B8) and Steel Blue (#4682B4).
In RGB terms — rgb(73, 126, 187) — 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 #497EBB so far. Register a name for it and it becomes a permanent record.
#497EBB color variations
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#497EBB color tints
Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
#497EBB color shades
Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
#497EBB color tones
Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
#497EBB color hues
A hue refers to the basic neighbors of color and is variation of base color on the color wheel.
#497EBB 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.
Split complementary
Split complementary schemes are like complementary but they uses two adiacent colors of the complement. They are more flexible than complementary ones.
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.
Triadic
Triadic color schemes are created by picking three colors equally spaced on the color wheel. They appear quite contrasted and multicolored.
Tetradic
Tetradic color schemes are made form two couples of complementary colors in a rectangular shape on the color wheel.
Square
Square color schemes are like tetradic arranged in a square instead of rectangle. Colors appear even more contrasting.
Alternatives to #497EBB color
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Nearest named colors to #497EBB
The closest officially registered color names in the Register, ordered by similarity — your shade’s neighborhood is already being claimed.
#4682BF
#4984B8
#4682B4
#4C81C3
#4E82B4
#3D85B8
#4677C8
#4072B7
#5784C1
#4070B8
#488AC7
#4D8DB2
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Conversions between color systems and etc.
- HEX#497EBB
- RGB73, 126, 187
- CMYK45, 24, 0, 27
- CSSrgb(73, 126, 187)
- HSL212°, 46%, 51%
- HSL Precise212.105°, 45.6%, 50.98%
- HSV212°, 61%, 73%
- HSB212°, 61%, 73%
- Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.286
- Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.494
- Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.733
- GLSLvec3(0.286, 0.494, 0.733)
- GLSL with alphavec4(0.286, 0.494, 0.733, 1.000)
- HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.286, 0.494, 0.733)
- Percentage of Red in RGB28.6%
- Percentage of Green in RGB49.4%
- Percentage of Blue in RGB73.3%
- Color FamilyAzure
- Saturation FamilyModerate Saturation
- Lightness FamilyLight
- HEX ID497EBB
- DECIMAL ID4816571
- Name LengthThis color has no name
- Seen by search & AI crawlers16 times
- Counting from2025-01-01
