#496da2

Color #496da2

A muted medium blue.

Closest named color Steel Blue #4682b4 · ΔE 10.01 Nearest Tailwind class sky-700 #0069a8 · ΔE 6.8

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Conversions

HEX

#496da2

RGB

rgb(73, 109, 162)

HSL

hsl(215.7, 37.9%, 46.1%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(215.7, 54.9%, 63.5%)

CMYK

cmyk(54.9%, 32.7%, 0%, 36.5%)

LAB

lab(45.58, 3.17, -32.49)

LCH

lch(45.58, 32.64, 275.57)

OKLCH

oklch(53.2%, 0.0936, 257.91)

HWB

hwb(215.7, 28.6%, 36.5%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#a27e49

Analogous

#499aa2

#496da2

#5149a2

Triadic

#496da2

#a2496d

#6da249

Split-complementary

#496da2

#a25149

#9aa249

Tetradic

#496da2

#7e49a2

#a27e49

#6da249

Square

#496da2

#a2499a

#a27e49

#49a251

Shades

Color #496da2 mixed toward black.

#3d5b87

#31496c

#253751

#182436

#0c121b

Tints

Color #496da2 mixed toward white.

#6184b8

#819dc6

#a0b5d4

#c0cee3

#dfe6f1

Tones

Color #496da2 mixed toward gray.

#506f9b

#587093

#5f718c

#677384

#6e747d

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

5.26:1

Aa Black text on this color

3.99:1

White text reads better on this background (5.26:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#5b5b97 · ΔE 9.9

Deuteranopia

#595695 · ΔE 11.2

Tritanopia

#4b8e8c · ΔE 24.2

Achromatopsia

#6c6c6c · ΔE 18.9

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #496da2;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#496da2]

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

#496da2 (#496da2) is rgb(73, 109, 162) in RGB.

No, #496da2 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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