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Recognised as Colour

#496AA8

  • #496AA8
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Steel blue

#496AA8 is a blue with RGB values 73, 106, 168 and HSL 219°, 39%, 47%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 5.4:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Steel blue.

Colour values

#496AA8#496AA8
HEX#496AA8
RGBrgb(73, 106, 168)
RGB (0–1)0.2863, 0.4157, 0.6588
RGB percentages28.6%, 41.6%, 65.9%
HSLhsl(219.2, 39.4%, 47.3%)
HSV / HSBhsv(219.2, 56.5%, 65.9%)
CMYK56.5%, 36.9%, 0%, 34.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer4,811,432
CSS custom property--colour: #496AA8;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.14552WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness106.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.37:1
Contrast with white5.37:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black3.91:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#676767
Inverted#B69557

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#516FABno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 2.5 from the original
Deuteranopia#4566A7no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 2.6 from the original
Tritanopia#097881no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 39.3 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text5.37:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text3.91:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Steel blue · ΔE 14.2Cornflower blue · ΔE 21.1Dark slateblue · ΔE 24.3Slate grey · ΔE 29Light slate grey · ΔE 29.5Dodgerblue · ΔE 30.3
Nearest named CSS colourSteel blue (#4682B4)ΔE 14.18, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#A88749
Analogous#499AA8, #5749A8
Triadic#A8496A, #6AA849
Split complementary#A85749, #9AA849
Tetradic#A8499A, #A88749, #49A857

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#D2DBEB
Lighter +30%#AEBEDC
Lighter +20%#8BA1CC
Lighter +10%#6785BD
Darker −10%#3A5484
Darker −20%#2A3D61
Darker −30%#1B273D
Darker −40%#0B101A
More saturated +25%#2B61C6
Less saturated −25%#67738A

Channel breakdown

R73
G106
B168
Red73 (28.6%)
Green106 (41.6%)
Blue168 (65.9%)
Hue219.16°
Saturation (HSL)39.42%
Lightness47.25%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 49 · G 6A · B A8

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