#496297

Color #496297

A muted medium blue.

Closest named color Steel Blue #4682b4 · ΔE 14.93 Nearest Tailwind class slate-600 #45556c · ΔE 8.8

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Conversions

HEX

#496297

RGB

rgb(73, 98, 151)

HSL

hsl(220.8, 34.8%, 43.9%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(220.8, 51.7%, 59.2%)

CMYK

cmyk(51.7%, 35.1%, 0%, 40.8%)

LAB

lab(41.82, 6.38, -31.87)

LCH

lch(41.82, 32.5, 281.32)

OKLCH

oklch(50.1%, 0.0903, 264.21)

HWB

hwb(220.8, 28.6%, 40.8%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#977e49

Analogous

#498997

#496297

#574997

Triadic

#496297

#974962

#629749

Split-complementary

#496297

#975749

#899749

Tetradic

#496297

#7e4997

#977e49

#629749

Square

#496297

#974989

#977e49

#499757

Shades

Color #496297 mixed toward black.

#3d527e

#314165

#24314b

#182132

#0c1019

Tints

Color #496297 mixed toward white.

#5e79b1

#7e94c1

#9fafd0

#bfc9e0

#dfe4ef

Tones

Color #496297 mixed toward gray.

#4f6490

#56678a

#5c6983

#636b7d

#696e76

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

6.04:1

Aa Black text on this color

3.48:1

White text reads better on this background (6.04:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#55558c · ΔE 7.3

Deuteranopia

#53518a · ΔE 8.2

Tritanopia

#4a8381 · ΔE 24.8

Achromatopsia

#636363 · ΔE 19

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #496297;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#496297]

Related colors

Cornflower Blue #6495ed

Royal Blue #4169e1

Light Steel Blue #b0c4de

Light Slate Gray #778899

Slate Gray #708090

Dodger Blue #1e90ff

Frequently asked questions

#496297 (#496297) is rgb(73, 98, 151) in RGB.

No, #496297 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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