#496492

Color #496492

A muted medium blue.

Closest named color Steel Blue #4682b4 · ΔE 13.37 Nearest Tailwind class slate-500 #62748e · ΔE 7.9

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Conversions

HEX

#496492

RGB

rgb(73, 100, 146)

HSL

hsl(217.8, 33.3%, 42.9%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(217.8, 50%, 57.3%)

CMYK

cmyk(50%, 31.5%, 0%, 42.7%)

LAB

lab(42.16, 3.51, -28.35)

LCH

lch(42.16, 28.57, 277.06)

OKLCH

oklch(50.2%, 0.0807, 260.65)

HWB

hwb(217.8, 28.6%, 42.7%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#927749

Analogous

#498892

#496492

#524992

Triadic

#496492

#924964

#649249

Split-complementary

#496492

#925249

#889249

Tetradic

#496492

#774992

#927749

#649249

Square

#496492

#924988

#927749

#499252

Shades

Color #496492 mixed toward black.

#3d537a

#314361

#243249

#182131

#0c1118

Tints

Color #496492 mixed toward white.

#5d7bae

#7e96be

#9eb0ce

#becadf

#dfe5ef

Tones

Color #496492 mixed toward gray.

#4f668c

#556786

#5b6980

#616a7a

#676c73

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

5.96:1

Aa Black text on this color

3.52:1

White text reads better on this background (5.96:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#565689 · ΔE 8.2

Deuteranopia

#545286 · ΔE 9.2

Tritanopia

#4b817f · ΔE 23

Achromatopsia

#636363 · ΔE 17.5

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #496492;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#496492]

Related colors

Cornflower Blue #6495ed

Light Steel Blue #b0c4de

Royal Blue #4169e1

Light Slate Gray #778899

Slate Gray #708090

Dodger Blue #1e90ff

Frequently asked questions

#496492 (#496492) is rgb(73, 100, 146) in RGB.

No, #496492 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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