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Recognised as Colour

#496BFD

  • #496BFD
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium slateblue

#496BFD is a blue with RGB values 73, 107, 253 and HSL 229°, 98%, 64%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 4.8:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium slateblue.

Colour values

#496BFD#496BFD
HEX#496BFD
RGBrgb(73, 107, 253)
RGB (0–1)0.2863, 0.4196, 0.9922
RGB percentages28.6%, 42%, 99.2%
HSLhsl(228.7, 97.8%, 63.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(228.7, 71.1%, 99.2%)
CMYK71.1%, 57.7%, 0%, 0.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer4,811,773
CSS custom property--colour: #496BFD;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.19024WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness124.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 4.8:1
Contrast with white4.37:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black4.8:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#6E6E6E
Inverted#B69402

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#0081FFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 19.1 from the original
Deuteranopia#0071FAno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 9.6 from the original
Tritanopia#008FAAno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 78.7 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text4.37:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text4.8:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium slateblue · ΔE 12.1Royal blue · ΔE 14.9Slate blue · ΔE 19.2Medium purple · ΔE 26.5Dodgerblue · ΔE 30.2Dark orchid · ΔE 34.2
Nearest named CSS colourMedium slateblue (#7B68EE)ΔE 12.1, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#FDDB49
Analogous#49C5FD, #8149FD
Triadic#FD496B, #6BFD49
Split complementary#FD8149, #C5FD49
Tetradic#FD49C5, #FDDB49, #49FD81

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#E0E6FF
Lighter +20%#AEBDFE
Lighter +10%#7B94FE
Darker −10%#1742FC
Darker −20%#022CDE
Darker −30%#0222AB
Darker −40%#011879
More saturated +25%#476AFF
Less saturated −25%#6079E6

Channel breakdown

R73
G107
B253
Red73 (28.6%)
Green107 (42%)
Blue253 (99.2%)
Hue228.67°
Saturation (HSL)97.83%
Lightness63.92%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 49 · G 6B · B FD

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