#497ea9 color: Aleutian Isle
#497ea9 is rgb(73, 126, 169) in RGB and oklch(57.457% 0.08757 244.646) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.
Read as HEX
- Ctrl Vpaste a color anywhere
- Spacerandom color
- Ccopy HEX
- Sky blue
- Medium
- Soft
- Cool
- ≈ Steel blue
- slate-500
- Black 34%
Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.
Shades
From lightest to darkest. Click a shade to use it.
Harmonies
Open as paletteRecent
Colors you stop on or copy appear here. They stay on this device.
About #497ea9
#497ea9 is a soft sky blue color. In OKLCH it has 57.5% lightness, 0.088 chroma and a hue of 245°.
Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.
White text on it reaches 4.34:1 contrast and black text 4.84:1, so white text reads better.
The closest named color is Aleutian Isle (#4d7eaa). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is slate-500.
Lighter: #497ea9 mixed with white
Darker: #497ea9 mixed with black
Calmer: #497ea9 with less saturation
Similar named colors
Colors that go with #497ea9
Questions about #497ea9
What color is #497ea9?
#497ea9 is soft sky blue. The closest named color is Aleutian Isle. In RGB it is rgb(73, 126, 169), in HSL hsl(206.88, 39.67%, 47.45%) and in OKLCH oklch(57.457% 0.08757 244.646).
What colors go well with #497ea9?
The complementary color of #497ea9 is #9d6d3e. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #2b8699 and #6974ad. The triadic partners are #a46272 and #6d8246.
Is white or black text more readable on #497ea9?
White text reads better on #497ea9: white gives a contrast ratio of 4.34:1 and black gives 4.84:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.
Is #497ea9 a warm or cool color?
#497ea9 is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 245 degrees, its lightness 57.5% and its chroma 0.088.