#496B8D Color

#496B8D is rgb(73, 107, 141) in RGB and hsl(210, 32%, 42%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is SlateGray. White text is most readable on this background.

#496B8D

HEX#496B8D

RGBrgb(73, 107, 141)

HSLhsl(210, 32%, 42%)

HSVhsv(210, 48%, 55%)

OKLCHoklch(51.6% 0.067 249.2)

CMYKcmyk(48%, 24%, 0%, 45%)

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #496B8D background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1.

TextWhite text5.57:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✗

TextBlack text3.77:1AA normal ✗AA large ✓AAA normal ✗

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #496B8D based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#496B8D Complementary#8D6B49 Analogous#498D8D Analogous#49498D Triadic#8D496B Triadic#6B8D49

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #496B8D, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#577FA8 #7294B6 #8DA8C4 #A7BDD2 #C2D1E0 #DDE6EE

Shades

#405E7D #364F68 #2D4258 #233343 #1A2632 #10171E

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