#496188

Color #496188

A muted medium blue.

Closest named color Steel Blue #4682b4 · ΔE 15.35 Nearest Tailwind class slate-600 #45556c · ΔE 6.4

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Conversions

HEX

#496188

RGB

rgb(73, 97, 136)

HSL

hsl(217.1, 30.1%, 41%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(217.1, 46.3%, 53.3%)

CMYK

cmyk(46.3%, 28.7%, 0%, 46.7%)

LAB

lab(40.8, 2.2, -24.45)

LCH

lch(40.8, 24.55, 275.14)

OKLCH

oklch(49%, 0.0694, 259.87)

HWB

hwb(217.1, 28.6%, 46.7%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#887049

Analogous

#498188

#496188

#514988

Triadic

#496188

#884961

#618849

Split-complementary

#496188

#885149

#818849

Tetradic

#496188

#704988

#887049

#618849

Square

#496188

#884981

#887049

#498851

Shades

Color #496188 mixed toward black.

#3d5171

#31415b

#253144

#18202d

#0c1017

Tints

Color #496188 mixed toward white.

#5c79a7

#7d94b9

#9daeca

#bec9dc

#dee4ed

Tones

Color #496188 mixed toward gray.

#4e6283

#54647e

#596578

#5e6673

#63676e

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

6.27:1

Aa Black text on this color

3.35:1

White text reads better on this background (6.27:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#545580 · ΔE 7.8

Deuteranopia

#53517e · ΔE 9

Tritanopia

#4a7977 · ΔE 21.2

Achromatopsia

#606060 · ΔE 15.9

Left half is the original, right half is the simulated appearance. See all 8 vision types →

Code

CSS

background-color: #496188;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#496188]

Related colors

Cornflower Blue #6495ed

Light Steel Blue #b0c4de

Light Slate Gray #778899

Slate Gray #708090

Dodger Blue #1e90ff

Royal Blue #4169e1

Frequently asked questions

#496188 (#496188) is rgb(73, 97, 136) in RGB.

No, #496188 is not one of the 216 web-safe colors — for that, every RGB channel would have to be a multiple of 51.

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