#496AB6 Color

#496AB6 is rgb(73, 106, 182) in RGB and hsl(222, 43%, 50%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is SteelBlue. White text is most readable on this background.

#496AB6

HEX#496AB6

RGBrgb(73, 106, 182)

HSLhsl(222, 43%, 50%)

HSVhsv(222, 60%, 71%)

OKLCHoklch(53.6% 0.125 264.8)

CMYKcmyk(60%, 42%, 0%, 29%)

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #496AB6 background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1.

TextWhite text5.22:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✗

TextBlack text4.02:1AA normal ✗AA large ✓AAA normal ✗

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #496AB6 based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#496AB6 Complementary#B69549 Analogous#49A0B6 Analogous#5F49B6 Triadic#B6496A Triadic#6AB649

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #496AB6, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#627EC0 #7C93CB #95A8D5 #ABBADE #C5CFE8 #DEE4F2

Shades

#3F5B9D #364E87 #2C3F6D #233358 #19243E #101728

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