#496a86

Color #496a86

A muted medium blue.

Closest named color Slate Gray #708090 · ΔE 12.88 Nearest Tailwind class slate-500 #62748e · ΔE 6.5

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Conversions

HEX

#496a86

RGB

rgb(73, 106, 134)

HSL

hsl(207.5, 29.5%, 40.6%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(207.5, 45.5%, 52.5%)

CMYK

cmyk(45.5%, 20.9%, 0%, 47.5%)

LAB

lab(43.43, -3.91, -19.19)

LCH

lch(43.43, 19.58, 258.48)

OKLCH

oklch(51.1%, 0.0588, 244.96)

HWB

hwb(207.5, 28.6%, 47.5%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#866549

Analogous

#498684

#496a86

#494c86

Triadic

#496a86

#86496a

#6a8649

Split-complementary

#496a86

#86494c

#868449

Tetradic

#496a86

#654986

#866549

#6a8649

Square

#496a86

#844986

#866549

#4c8649

Shades

Color #496a86 mixed toward black.

#3d5870

#314759

#243543

#18232d

#0c1216

Tints

Color #496a86 mixed toward white.

#5c84a6

#7c9db8

#9db5ca

#becedb

#dee6ed

Tones

Color #496a86 mixed toward gray.

#4e6a81

#53697c

#586977

#5d6872

#62686d

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

5.69:1

Aa Black text on this color

3.69:1

White text reads better on this background (5.69:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#595980 · ΔE 13.3

Deuteranopia

#57557e · ΔE 14.2

Tritanopia

#4b7b7a · ΔE 15.8

Achromatopsia

#676767 · ΔE 13.8

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #496a86;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#496a86]

Related colors

Steel Blue #4682b4

Alice Blue #f0f8ff

Dodger Blue #1e90ff

Light Slate Gray #778899

Slate Gray #708090

Charcoal #36454f

Frequently asked questions

#496a86 (#496a86) is rgb(73, 106, 134) in RGB.

No, #496a86 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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