#496EC5 Color

#496EC5 is rgb(73, 110, 197) in RGB and hsl(222, 52%, 53%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is SteelBlue. White text is most readable on this background.

#496EC5

HEX#496EC5

RGBrgb(73, 110, 197)

HSLhsl(222, 52%, 53%)

HSVhsv(222, 63%, 77%)

OKLCHoklch(55.5% 0.142 264.8)

CMYKcmyk(63%, 44%, 0%, 23%)

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #496EC5 background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1.

TextWhite text4.86:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✗

TextBlack text4.32:1AA normal ✗AA large ✓AAA normal ✗

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #496EC5 based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#496EC5 Complementary#C5A049 Analogous#49ADC5 Analogous#6249C5 Triadic#C5496E Triadic#6EC549

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #496EC5, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#6081CD #7B96D5 #92A9DD #AEBEE5 #C5D1ED #E0E6F5

Shades

#385DB2 #304F97 #27417C #1F3261 #162446 #0D162B

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