#496899

Color #496899

A muted medium blue.

Closest named color Steel Blue #4682b4 · ΔE 11.66 Nearest Tailwind class slate-500 #62748e · ΔE 7.4

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Conversions

HEX

#496899

RGB

rgb(73, 104, 153)

HSL

hsl(216.8, 35.4%, 44.3%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(216.8, 52.3%, 60%)

CMYK

cmyk(52.3%, 32%, 0%, 40%)

LAB

lab(43.68, 3.3, -30.15)

LCH

lch(43.68, 30.33, 276.25)

OKLCH

oklch(51.5%, 0.0863, 259.25)

HWB

hwb(216.8, 28.6%, 40%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#997a49

Analogous

#499099

#496899

#524999

Triadic

#496899

#994968

#689949

Split-complementary

#496899

#995249

#909949

Tetradic

#496899

#7a4999

#997a49

#689949

Square

#496899

#994990

#997a49

#499952

Shades

Color #496899 mixed toward black.

#3d577f

#314566

#24344c

#182333

#0c1119

Tints

Color #496899 mixed toward white.

#5f7fb3

#7f99c2

#9fb2d1

#bfcce0

#dfe5f0

Tones

Color #496899 mixed toward gray.

#506992

#566b8c

#5d6c85

#646e7e

#6a6f78

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

5.64:1

Aa Black text on this color

3.72:1

White text reads better on this background (5.64:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#58588f · ΔE 9

Deuteranopia

#56548d · ΔE 10

Tritanopia

#4b8785 · ΔE 23.6

Achromatopsia

#676767 · ΔE 18.1

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #496899;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#496899]

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

#496899 (#496899) is rgb(73, 104, 153) in RGB.

No, #496899 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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