#496EA2 Color

#496EA2 is rgb(73, 110, 162) in RGB and hsl(215, 38%, 46%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is SteelBlue. White text is most readable on this background.

#496EA2

HEX#496EA2

RGBrgb(73, 110, 162)

HSLhsl(215, 38%, 46%)

HSVhsv(215, 55%, 64%)

OKLCHoklch(53.4% 0.093 257)

CMYKcmyk(55%, 32%, 0%, 36%)

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #496EA2 background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1.

TextWhite text5.2:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✗

TextBlack text4.04:1AA normal ✗AA large ✓AAA normal ✗

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #496EA2 based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#496EA2 Complementary#A27D49 Analogous#499AA2 Analogous#5049A2 Triadic#A2496E Triadic#6EA249

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #496EA2, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#5A80B5 #7695C1 #8EA8CC #ABBED9 #C3D1E4 #DFE7F1

Shades

#3F608D #365178 #2C4363 #23354D #192638 #101823

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