#496FB6 Color

#496FB6 is rgb(73, 111, 182) in RGB and hsl(219, 43%, 50%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is SteelBlue. White text is most readable on this background.

#496FB6

HEX#496FB6

RGBrgb(73, 111, 182)

HSLhsl(219, 43%, 50%)

HSVhsv(219, 60%, 71%)

OKLCHoklch(54.7% 0.119 261.9)

CMYKcmyk(60%, 39%, 0%, 29%)

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #496FB6 background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1.

TextWhite text4.96:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✗

TextBlack text4.23:1AA normal ✗AA large ✓AAA normal ✗

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #496FB6 based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#496FB6 Complementary#B69049 Analogous#49A6B6 Analogous#5949B6 Triadic#B6496F Triadic#6FB649

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #496FB6, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#6283C0 #7C97CB #95ACD5 #ABBDDE #C5D1E8 #DEE5F2

Shades

#3F609D #365287 #2C436D #233558 #19263E #101828

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