Recognised as Colour

#496BFF

#496BFF
Blue
Dark
Nearest: Medium slateblue

#496BFF is a blue with RGB values 73, 107, 255 and HSL 229°, 100%, 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

#496BFF#496BFF

HEX#496BFF

RGBrgb(73, 107, 255)

RGB (0–1)0.2863, 0.4196, 1

RGB percentages28.6%, 42%, 100%

HSLhsl(228.8, 100%, 64.3%)

HSV / HSBhsv(228.8, 71.4%, 100%)

CMYK71.4%, 58%, 0%, 0%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer4,811,775

CSS custom property--colour: #496BFF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.19152WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness125.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 4.83:1

Contrast with white4.35:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black4.83:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#6E6E6E

Inverted#B69400

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#0082FFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 20.8 from the original

Deuteranopia#0071FCno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 9.6 from the original

Tritanopia#0090ABno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 79.9 from the original

Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text4.35:1WCAG large text: AA

Contrast with black, large text4.83:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium slateblue · ΔE 12.6 Royal blue · ΔE 16 Slate blue · ΔE 20.1 Medium purple · ΔE 27.3 Dodgerblue · ΔE 31.1 Dark orchid · ΔE 34.1

Nearest named CSS colourMedium slateblue (#7B68EE)ΔE 12.61, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#FFDD49

Analogous#49C6FF, #8249FF

Triadic#FF496B, #6BFF49

Split complementary#FF8249, #C6FF49

Tetradic#FF49C6, #FFDD49, #49FF82

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#E2E7FF

Lighter +20%#AFBEFF

Lighter +10%#7C94FF

Darker −10%#1642FF

Darker −20%#002AE2

Darker −30%#0021AF

Darker −40%#00177C

More saturated +25%#496BFF

Less saturated −25%#6079E8

Channel breakdown

R73

G107

B255

Red73 (28.6%)

Green107 (42%)

Blue255 (100%)

Hue228.79°

Saturation (HSL)100%

Lightness64.31%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 49 · G 6B · B FF

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Colour values

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Channel breakdown

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