Colour

#496CA4

#496CA4
Blue
Dark
Nearest: Steel blue

#496CA4 is a blue with RGB values 73, 108, 164 and HSL 217°, 38%, 46%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 5.3:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Steel blue.

Colour values

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HEX#496CA4

RGBrgb(73, 108, 164)

RGB (0–1)0.2863, 0.4235, 0.6431

RGB percentages28.6%, 42.4%, 64.3%

HSLhsl(216.9, 38.4%, 46.5%)

HSV / HSBhsv(216.9, 55.5%, 64.3%)

CMYK55.5%, 34.1%, 0%, 35.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer4,811,940

CSS custom property--colour: #496CA4;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.14822WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness107.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.3:1

Contrast with white5.3:1WCAG normal text: AA

Contrast with black3.96:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#696969

Inverted#B6935B

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#5570A6no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 2.9 from the original

Deuteranopia#4A68A3no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 2.9 from the original

Tritanopia#117880no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 35.7 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text5.3:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text3.96:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Steel blue · ΔE 11.2 Cornflower blue · ΔE 23.1 Slate grey · ΔE 25.4 Light slate grey · ΔE 26 Dark slateblue · ΔE 27.3 Dodgerblue · ΔE 33

Nearest named CSS colourSteel blue (#4682B4)ΔE 11.22, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#A48149

Analogous#499AA4, #5349A4

Triadic#A4496C, #6CA449

Split complementary#A45349, #9AA449

Tetradic#A4499A, #A48149, #49A453

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#CFD9EA

Lighter +30%#ACBEDA

Lighter +20%#89A2CA

Lighter +10%#6586BB

Darker −10%#395581

Darker −20%#2A3E5D

Darker −30%#1A263A

Darker −40%#0A0F17

More saturated +25%#2B65C2

Less saturated −25%#677386

Channel breakdown

R73

G108

B164

Red73 (28.6%)

Green108 (42.4%)

Blue164 (64.3%)

Hue216.92°

Saturation (HSL)38.4%

Lightness46.47%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 49 · G 6C · B A4

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