#496a9d

Color #496a9d

A muted medium blue.

Closest named color Steel Blue #4682b4 · ΔE 10.98 Nearest Tailwind class sky-700 #0069a8 · ΔE 7.1

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Conversions

HEX

#496a9d

RGB

rgb(73, 106, 157)

HSL

hsl(216.4, 36.5%, 45.1%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(216.4, 53.5%, 61.6%)

CMYK

cmyk(53.5%, 32.5%, 0%, 38.4%)

LAB

lab(44.46, 3.37, -31.3)

LCH

lch(44.46, 31.48, 276.15)

OKLCH

oklch(52.2%, 0.0898, 258.83)

HWB

hwb(216.4, 28.6%, 38.4%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#9d7c49

Analogous

#49949d

#496a9d

#52499d

Triadic

#496a9d

#9d496a

#6a9d49

Split-complementary

#496a9d

#9d5249

#949d49

Tetradic

#496a9d

#7c499d

#9d7c49

#6a9d49

Square

#496a9d

#9d4994

#9d7c49

#499d52

Shades

Color #496a9d mixed toward black.

#3d5883

#314769

#25354e

#182334

#0c121a

Tints

Color #496a9d mixed toward white.

#6081b5

#809ac4

#9fb4d3

#bfcde1

#dfe6f0

Tones

Color #496a9d mixed toward gray.

#506c96

#576d8f

#5e6f88

#657081

#6c727a

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

5.48:1

Aa Black text on this color

3.83:1

White text reads better on this background (5.48:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#595993 · ΔE 9.3

Deuteranopia

#575590 · ΔE 10.4

Tritanopia

#4b8a88 · ΔE 23.9

Achromatopsia

#696969 · ΔE 18.5

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #496a9d;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#496a9d]

Related colors

Cornflower Blue #6495ed

Light Steel Blue #b0c4de

Light Slate Gray #778899

Slate Gray #708090

Dodger Blue #1e90ff

Alice Blue #f0f8ff

Frequently asked questions

#496a9d (#496a9d) is rgb(73, 106, 157) in RGB.

No, #496a9d 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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