#496a8a

Color #496a8a

A muted medium blue.

Closest named color Steel Blue #4682b4 · ΔE 14.1 Nearest Tailwind class slate-500 #62748e · ΔE 6.1

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Conversions

HEX

#496a8a

RGB

rgb(73, 106, 138)

HSL

hsl(209.5, 30.8%, 41.4%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(209.5, 47.1%, 54.1%)

CMYK

cmyk(47.1%, 23.2%, 0%, 45.9%)

LAB

lab(43.59, -2.68, -21.33)

LCH

lch(43.59, 21.5, 262.84)

OKLCH

oklch(51.2%, 0.0639, 248.42)

HWB

hwb(209.5, 28.6%, 45.9%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#8a6949

Analogous

#498a8a

#496a8a

#494a8a

Triadic

#496a8a

#8a496a

#6a8a49

Split-complementary

#496a8a

#8a494a

#8a8a49

Tetradic

#496a8a

#69498a

#8a6949

#6a8a49

Square

#496a8a

#8a498a

#8a6949

#4a8a49

Shades

Color #496a8a mixed toward black.

#3d5873

#31475c

#253545

#18232e

#0c1217

Tints

Color #496a8a mixed toward white.

#5c83a9

#7d9cba

#9db5cb

#becddd

#dee6ee

Tones

Color #496a8a mixed toward gray.

#4e6a85

#546a7f

#596a7a

#5f6a74

#646a6f

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

5.66:1

Aa Black text on this color

3.71:1

White text reads better on this background (5.66:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#595983 · ΔE 12.2

Deuteranopia

#575581 · ΔE 13

Tritanopia

#4b7d7c · ΔE 17.4

Achromatopsia

#676767 · ΔE 14.6

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #496a8a;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#496a8a]

Related colors

Dodger Blue #1e90ff

Light Slate Gray #778899

Slate Gray #708090

Alice Blue #f0f8ff

Steel Blue #4682b4

Light Steel Blue #b0c4de

Frequently asked questions

#496a8a (#496a8a) is rgb(73, 106, 138) in RGB.

No, #496a8a is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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