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Recognised as Colour

#496AC0

  • #496AC0
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Cornflower blue

#496AC0 is a blue with RGB values 73, 106, 192 and HSL 223°, 49%, 52%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 5.1:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Cornflower blue.

Colour values

#496AC0#496AC0
HEX#496AC0
RGBrgb(73, 106, 192)
RGB (0–1)0.2863, 0.4157, 0.7529
RGB percentages28.6%, 41.6%, 75.3%
HSLhsl(223.4, 48.6%, 52%)
HSV / HSBhsv(223.4, 62%, 75.3%)
CMYK62%, 44.8%, 0%, 24.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer4,811,456
CSS custom property--colour: #496AC0;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.1553WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness111.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.11:1
Contrast with white5.11:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black4.11:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#696969
Inverted#B6953F

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#4274C3no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 7.4 from the original
Deuteranopia#2F69BEno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 4.6 from the original
Tritanopia#007D8Bno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 50.9 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text5.11:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text4.11:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Cornflower blue · ΔE 16.7Royal blue · ΔE 19.9Dark slateblue · ΔE 20.1Dodgerblue · ΔE 20.3Slate blue · ΔE 22.7Medium purple · ΔE 23.3
Nearest named CSS colourCornflower blue (#6495ED)ΔE 16.66, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#C09F49
Analogous#49A5C0, #6449C0
Triadic#C0496A, #6AC049
Split complementary#C06449, #A5C049
Tetradic#C049A5, #C09F49, #49C064

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#E1E6F4
Lighter +30%#BBC7E7
Lighter +20%#95A8DA
Lighter +10%#6F89CD
Darker −10%#37549F
Darker −20%#2A4079
Darker −30%#1D2C53
Darker −40%#10182D
More saturated +25%#2A5CDF
Less saturated −25%#6878A1

Channel breakdown

R73
G106
B192
Red73 (28.6%)
Green106 (41.6%)
Blue192 (75.3%)
Hue223.36°
Saturation (HSL)48.57%
Lightness51.96%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 49 · G 6A · B C0

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