#496d96

Color #496d96

A muted medium blue.

Closest named color Steel Blue #4682b4 · ΔE 10.08 Nearest Tailwind class slate-500 #62748e · ΔE 6.1

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Conversions

HEX

#496d96

RGB

rgb(73, 109, 150)

HSL

hsl(211.9, 34.5%, 43.7%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(211.9, 51.3%, 58.8%)

CMYK

cmyk(51.3%, 27.3%, 0%, 41.2%)

LAB

lab(45.02, -0.73, -26.28)

LCH

lch(45.02, 26.29, 268.41)

OKLCH

oklch(52.5%, 0.0772, 252.43)

HWB

hwb(211.9, 28.6%, 41.2%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#967249

Analogous

#499396

#496d96

#4b4996

Triadic

#496d96

#96496d

#6d9649

Split-complementary

#496d96

#964b49

#939649

Tetradic

#496d96

#724996

#967249

#6d9649

Square

#496d96

#964993

#967249

#49964b

Shades

Color #496d96 mixed toward black.

#3d5b7d

#314964

#24374b

#182432

#0c1219

Tints

Color #496d96 mixed toward white.

#5e85b1

#7e9dc0

#9eb6d0

#bfcee0

#dfe7ef

Tones

Color #496d96 mixed toward gray.

#4f6d8f

#566e89

#5c6e83

#636f7c

#696f76

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

5.37:1

Aa Black text on this color

3.91:1

White text reads better on this background (5.37:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#5b5b8d · ΔE 11.1

Deuteranopia

#59568b · ΔE 12.3

Tritanopia

#4b8685 · ΔE 20.4

Achromatopsia

#6a6a6a · ΔE 16.5

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Code

CSS

background-color: #496d96;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#496d96]

Related colors

Light Slate Gray #778899

Slate Gray #708090

Light Steel Blue #b0c4de

Dodger Blue #1e90ff

Alice Blue #f0f8ff

Steel Blue #4682b4

Frequently asked questions

#496d96 (#496d96) is rgb(73, 109, 150) in RGB.

No, #496d96 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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