#497697 · near Cerulean

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#497697 (RGB 73, 118, 151) is a medium, muted blue, closest to Cerulean and near Slate Gray and Steel Blue. Blue suggests trust, stability and calm; it is the most used hue in corporate and tech branding, which makes #497697 a natural choice for links, primary buttons, finance and technology. It appears in 3 ColorSwoop palettes. In OKLCH it has 55% lightness and 0.07 chroma at hue 242°.

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HEX#497697
RGBrgb(73, 118, 151)
HSLhsl(205, 35%, 44%)
CMYK52, 22, 0, 41
CSS var--cerulean
Contrast4.86:1 white · 4.32:1 black

Similar named colors

Cerulean #007BA7Slate Gray #5D6D7ESteel Blue #4682B4Slate #708090Teal #008080

How to use #497697

White text passes WCAG AA on #497697 (4.86:1); black does not, so keep dark text off it.

For a calm scheme pair #497697 with its analogous neighbors #499791 and #494F97; for contrast use its complement #976A49 as a small accent, and anchor everything with a neutral such as #F5F5F7.

--cerulean: #497697;

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#497697 hex color card: near Cerulean, RGB 73, 118, 151
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Shades & tints

#0F181E#1D2F3C#2C475B#3A5E79#497697#6D91AC#92ADC1#B6C8D5#DBE4EA

Color harmonies for #497697

Complementary

#497697#976A49

Analogous

#497697#499791#494F97

Triadic

#497697#974977#779749

Split complementary

#497697#97494F#979149

Tetradic

#497697#914997#976A49#4F9749

Palettes with #497697