#496288

Color #496288

A muted medium blue.

Closest named color Steel Blue #4682b4 · ΔE 15.12 Nearest Tailwind class slate-600 #45556c · ΔE 6.4

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Conversions

HEX

#496288

RGB

rgb(73, 98, 136)

HSL

hsl(216.2, 30.1%, 41%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(216.2, 46.3%, 53.3%)

CMYK

cmyk(46.3%, 27.9%, 0%, 46.7%)

LAB

lab(41.1, 1.58, -23.98)

LCH

lch(41.1, 24.03, 273.77)

OKLCH

oklch(49.3%, 0.0684, 258.53)

HWB

hwb(216.2, 28.6%, 46.7%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#886f49

Analogous

#498288

#496288

#504988

Triadic

#496288

#884962

#628849

Split-complementary

#496288

#885049

#828849

Tetradic

#496288

#6f4988

#886f49

#628849

Square

#496288

#884982

#886f49

#498850

Shades

Color #496288 mixed toward black.

#3d5271

#31415b

#253144

#18212d

#0c1017

Tints

Color #496288 mixed toward white.

#5c7aa7

#7d94b9

#9dafca

#becadc

#dee4ed

Tones

Color #496288 mixed toward gray.

#4e6383

#54647e

#596578

#5e6673

#63676e

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

6.2:1

Aa Black text on this color

3.39:1

White text reads better on this background (6.2:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#555580 · ΔE 8.6

Deuteranopia

#53517e · ΔE 9.5

Tritanopia

#4a7978 · ΔE 20.4

Achromatopsia

#616161 · ΔE 15.6

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #496288;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#496288]

Related colors

Light Steel Blue #b0c4de

Cornflower Blue #6495ed

Light Slate Gray #778899

Slate Gray #708090

Dodger Blue #1e90ff

Alice Blue #f0f8ff

Frequently asked questions

#496288 (#496288) is rgb(73, 98, 136) in RGB.

No, #496288 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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