#486996

Color #486996

A muted medium blue.

Closest named color Steel Blue #4682b4 · ΔE 11.05 Nearest Tailwind class sky-700 #0069a8 · ΔE 6.8

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Conversions

HEX

#486996

RGB

rgb(72, 105, 150)

HSL

hsl(214.6, 35.1%, 43.5%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(214.6, 52%, 58.8%)

CMYK

cmyk(52%, 30%, 0%, 41.2%)

LAB

lab(43.77, 1.46, -28.22)

LCH

lch(43.77, 28.26, 272.96)

OKLCH

oklch(51.5%, 0.0815, 256.37)

HWB

hwb(214.6, 28.2%, 41.2%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#967548

Analogous

#489096

#486996

#4e4896

Triadic

#486996

#964869

#699648

Split-complementary

#486996

#964e48

#909648

Tetradic

#486996

#754896

#967548

#699648

Square

#486996

#964890

#967548

#48964e

Shades

Color #486996 mixed toward black.

#3c577d

#304664

#24344b

#182332

#0c1119

Tints

Color #486996 mixed toward white.

#5d80b1

#7d9ac1

#9eb3d0

#becce0

#dfe6ef

Tones

Color #486996 mixed toward gray.

#4e6a8f

#556b89

#5b6c82

#626d7c

#686e75

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

5.62:1

Aa Black text on this color

3.74:1

White text reads better on this background (5.62:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#58588d · ΔE 9.8

Deuteranopia

#56548a · ΔE 10.8

Tritanopia

#4a8583 · ΔE 22.3

Achromatopsia

#676767 · ΔE 17.3

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #486996;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#486996]

Related colors

Light Steel Blue #b0c4de

Cornflower Blue #6495ed

Light Slate Gray #778899

Slate Gray #708090

Dodger Blue #1e90ff

Alice Blue #f0f8ff

Frequently asked questions

#486996 (#486996) is rgb(72, 105, 150) in RGB.

No, #486996 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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