Colour

#496DB2

#496DB2
Blue
Dark
Nearest: Steel blue

#496DB2 is a blue with RGB values 73, 109, 178 and HSL 219°, 42%, 49%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 5.1:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Steel blue.

Colour values

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HEX#496DB2

RGBrgb(73, 109, 178)

RGB (0–1)0.2863, 0.4275, 0.698

RGB percentages28.6%, 42.7%, 69.8%

HSLhsl(219.4, 41.8%, 49.2%)

HSV / HSBhsv(219.4, 59%, 69.8%)

CMYK59%, 38.8%, 0%, 30.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer4,812,210

CSS custom property--colour: #496DB2;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.15568WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness110.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.1:1

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

Contrast with black4.11:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#6A6A6A

Inverted#B6924D

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#5073B5no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 3.1 from the original

Deuteranopia#4269B1no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 2.6 from the original

Tritanopia#007C87no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 42.3 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

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

Contrast with black, large text4.11:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Steel blue · ΔE 16.3 Cornflower blue · ΔE 17.8 Dark slateblue · ΔE 23.5 Dodgerblue · ΔE 26.3 Royal blue · ΔE 30.4 Medium purple · ΔE 31

Nearest named CSS colourSteel blue (#4682B4)ΔE 16.31, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#B28E49

Analogous#49A1B2, #5A49B2

Triadic#B2496D, #6DB249

Split complementary#B25A49, #A1B249

Tetradic#B249A1, #B28E49, #49B25A

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#D8E0EF

Lighter +30%#B4C3E0

Lighter +20%#90A6D1

Lighter +10%#6B89C3

Darker −10%#3A578E

Darker −20%#2B416A

Darker −30%#1D2B45

Darker −40%#0E1421

More saturated +25%#2A63D1

Less saturated −25%#687793

Channel breakdown

R73

G109

B178

Red73 (28.6%)

Green109 (42.7%)

Blue178 (69.8%)

Hue219.43°

Saturation (HSL)41.83%

Lightness49.22%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 49 · G 6D · B B2

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Colour values

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Channel breakdown

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