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Recognised as Colour

#496C90

  • #496C90
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Steel blue

#496C90 is a blue with RGB values 73, 108, 144 and HSL 210°, 33%, 43%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 5.5:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Steel blue.

Colour values

#496C90#496C90
HEX#496C90
RGBrgb(73, 108, 144)
RGB (0–1)0.2863, 0.4235, 0.5647
RGB percentages28.6%, 42.4%, 56.5%
HSLhsl(210.4, 32.7%, 42.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(210.4, 49.3%, 56.5%)
CMYK49.3%, 25%, 0%, 43.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer4,811,920
CSS custom property--colour: #496C90;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.14155WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness103.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.48:1
Contrast with white5.48:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black3.83:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#676767
Inverted#B6936F

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#5E6D92no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 6.3 from the original
Deuteranopia#55668Fno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 6.8 from the original
Tritanopia#297478no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 24.2 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text5.48:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text3.83:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Steel blue · ΔE 11.9Slate grey · ΔE 15.5Light slate grey · ΔE 16.9Dim grey · ΔE 23.7Gray · ΔE 25.4Dark slate grey · ΔE 25.7
Nearest named CSS colourSteel blue (#4682B4)ΔE 11.94, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#906D49
Analogous#499090, #494990
Triadic#90496C, #6C9049
Split complementary#904949, #909049
Tetradic#904990, #906D49, #499049

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#C4D2E1
Lighter +30%#A2B9D0
Lighter +20%#809FBF
Lighter +10%#5E85AE
Darker −10%#38536E
Darker −20%#27394C
Darker −30%#16202A
Darker −40%#040609
More saturated +25%#2E6CAB
Less saturated −25%#646C75

Channel breakdown

R73
G108
B144
Red73 (28.6%)
Green108 (42.4%)
Blue144 (56.5%)
Hue210.42°
Saturation (HSL)32.72%
Lightness42.55%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 49 · G 6C · B 90

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