#496ecf

Color #496ecf

A moderately saturated medium blue.

Closest named color Royal Blue #4169e1 · ΔE 13.87 Nearest Tailwind class blue-600 #155dfc · ΔE 7.2

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Conversions

HEX

#496ecf

RGB

rgb(73, 110, 207)

HSL

hsl(223.4, 58.3%, 54.9%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(223.4, 64.7%, 81.2%)

CMYK

cmyk(64.7%, 46.9%, 0%, 18.8%)

LAB

lab(48.35, 17.94, -54.18)

LCH

lch(48.35, 57.07, 288.32)

OKLCH

oklch(56.1%, 0.1554, 265.87)

HWB

hwb(223.4, 28.6%, 18.8%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#cfaa49

Analogous

#49b1cf

#496ecf

#6749cf

Triadic

#496ecf

#cf496e

#6ecf49

Split-complementary

#496ecf

#cf6749

#b1cf49

Tetradic

#496ecf

#aa49cf

#cfaa49

#6ecf49

Square

#496ecf

#cf49b1

#cfaa49

#49cf67

Shades

Color #496ecf mixed toward black.

#3156b9

#274594

#1d346f

#13234a

#0a1125

Tints

Color #496ecf mixed toward white.

#6786d7

#869edf

#a4b7e7

#c2cfef

#e1e7f7

Tones

Color #496ecf mixed toward gray.

#5473c4

#5f78b9

#6a7dae

#7682a2

#818797

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

4.76:1

Aa Black text on this color

4.41:1

White text reads better on this background (4.76:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#5b5cbd · ΔE 8.2

Deuteranopia

#5956b9 · ΔE 10

Tritanopia

#4baeaa · ΔE 34.5

Achromatopsia

#737373 · ΔE 25.1

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #496ecf;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#496ecf]

Related colors

Royal Blue #4169e1

Cornflower Blue #6495ed

Light Steel Blue #b0c4de

Light Slate Gray #778899

Slate Gray #708090

Dodger Blue #1e90ff

Frequently asked questions

#496ecf (#496ecf) is rgb(73, 110, 207) in RGB.

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

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