Information about #497991 color
Basic facts about this digital color
The color #497991 reads as a moderately toned sky-leaning azure and 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 practically indistinguishable from Jelly Bean Blue (#44798E). Slightly further away sit Norwester (#48798A) and Antique Blue (#4E7B96).
The recipe behind #497991 is rgb(73, 121, 145), with blue as the dominant ingredient. On this background, white text reaches a 4.7:1 contrast ratio (passing WCAG AA); black stays at 4.4:1. Out of 16,777,216 possible colors, #497991 is still unnamed — it can be claimed and named in The Official Register of Color Names.
#497991 color variations
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#497991 color tints
Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
#497991 color shades
Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
#497991 color tones
Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
#497991 color hues
A hue refers to the basic neighbors of color and is variation of base color on the color wheel.
#497991 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 #497991 color
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Nearest named colors to #497991
The closest officially registered color names in the Register, ordered by similarity — your shade’s neighborhood is already being claimed.
#44798E
#48798A
#4E7B96
#507B9C
#488084
#436B95
#4C6B88
#3D7188
#3E7F9D
#49889A
#3F829D
#4F698B
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Conversions between color systems and etc.
- HEX#497991
- RGB73, 121, 145
- CMYK28, 9, 0, 43
- CSSrgb(73, 121, 145)
- HSL200°, 33%, 43%
- HSL Precise200°, 33.028%, 42.745%
- HSV200°, 50%, 57%
- HSB200°, 50%, 57%
- Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.286
- Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.475
- Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.569
- GLSLvec3(0.286, 0.475, 0.569)
- GLSL with alphavec4(0.286, 0.475, 0.569, 1.000)
- HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.286, 0.475, 0.569)
- Percentage of Red in RGB28.6%
- Percentage of Green in RGB47.5%
- Percentage of Blue in RGB56.9%
- Color FamilyAzure
- Saturation FamilyMild Saturation
- Lightness FamilyLight
- HEX ID497991
- DECIMAL ID4815249
- Name LengthThis color has no name
- Seen by search & AI crawlers14 times
- Counting from2025-01-01
