Colour

#496A82

#496A82
Blue
Dark
Nearest: Slate grey

#496A82 is a blue with RGB values 73, 106, 130 and HSL 205°, 28%, 40%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 5.7:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Slate grey.

Colour values

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HEX#496A82

RGBrgb(73, 106, 130)

RGB (0–1)0.2863, 0.4157, 0.5098

RGB percentages28.6%, 41.6%, 51%

HSLhsl(205.3, 28.1%, 39.8%)

HSV / HSBhsv(205.3, 43.8%, 51%)

CMYK43.8%, 18.5%, 0%, 49%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer4,811,394

CSS custom property--colour: #496A82;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.13336WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness100.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.73:1

Contrast with white5.73:1WCAG normal text: AA

Contrast with black3.67:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#656565

Inverted#B6957D

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#606A83no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 7.8 from the original

Deuteranopia#586482no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 8.3 from the original

Tritanopia#337072no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 17 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text5.73:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text3.67:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Slate grey · ΔE 11.9 Light slate grey · ΔE 14.3 Steel blue · ΔE 17.8 Dim grey · ΔE 17.8 Dark slate grey · ΔE 19.1 Gray · ΔE 20.6

Nearest named CSS colourSlate grey (#708090)ΔE 11.92, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base +30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°

Complementary#826149

Analogous#49827E, #494D82

Triadic#82496A, #6A8249

Split complementary#82494D, #827E49

Tetradic#7E4982, #826149, #4E8249

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base -10%-20%-30%-40%

Lighter +40%#BDCEDA

Lighter +30%#9CB5C8

Lighter +20%#7C9DB5

Lighter +10%#5B85A3

Darker −10%#374F61

Darker −20%#243541

Darker −30%#121A20

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#306E9B

Less saturated −25%#626669

Channel breakdown

R73

G106

B130

Red73 (28.6%)

Green106 (41.6%)

Blue130 (51%)

Hue205.26°

Saturation (HSL)28.08%

Lightness39.8%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 49 · G 6A · B 82

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