#496ead

Color #496ead

A moderately saturated medium blue.

Closest named color Steel Blue #4682b4 · ΔE 13.12 Nearest Tailwind class sky-700 #0069a8 · ΔE 7.4

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Conversions

HEX

#496ead

RGB

rgb(73, 110, 173)

HSL

hsl(217.8, 40.7%, 48.2%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(217.8, 57.8%, 67.8%)

CMYK

cmyk(57.8%, 36.4%, 0%, 32.2%)

LAB

lab(46.42, 6.22, -37.61)

LCH

lch(46.42, 38.12, 279.39)

OKLCH

oklch(54%, 0.1079, 260.5)

HWB

hwb(217.8, 28.6%, 32.2%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#ad8849

Analogous

#49a0ad

#496ead

#5649ad

Triadic

#496ead

#ad496e

#6ead49

Split-complementary

#496ead

#ad5649

#a0ad49

Tetradic

#496ead

#8849ad

#ad8849

#6ead49

Square

#496ead

#ad49a0

#ad8849

#49ad56

Shades

Color #496ead mixed toward black.

#3d5c90

#314973

#243756

#18253a

#0c121d

Tints

Color #496ead mixed toward white.

#6485be

#839ecb

#a2b6d8

#c1cee5

#e0e7f2

Tones

Color #496ead mixed toward gray.

#5170a5

#5a729c

#627494

#6a778c

#737983

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

5.1:1

Aa Black text on this color

4.12:1

White text reads better on this background (5.1:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#5b5ca1 · ΔE 9.4

Deuteranopia

#59569d · ΔE 11.1

Tritanopia

#4b9693 · ΔE 27

Achromatopsia

#6e6e6e · ΔE 20.6

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #496ead;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#496ead]

Related colors

Cornflower Blue #6495ed

Light Steel Blue #b0c4de

Royal Blue #4169e1

Light Slate Gray #778899

Slate Gray #708090

Dodger Blue #1e90ff

Frequently asked questions

#496ead (#496ead) is rgb(73, 110, 173) in RGB.

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

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