All About Color #496B8D

#496B8D

About #496B8D

#496B8D is a medium blue color with the hex code #496B8D. In RGB it is red 73, green 107, blue 141; in HSL it is hue 210°, saturation 32%, lightness 42%; in CMYK it is 48%, 24%, 0%, 45%. Its contrast ratio is 5.57:1 on white and 3.77:1 on black.

#496B8D Color Conversion

Hex triplet49, 6B, 8D
CMYK48.23%, 24.11%, 0.00%, 44.71%
RGB Decimal73, 107, 141
HSL210°, 32%, 42%
RGB Octal111, 153, 215
HSV (HSB)210.00°, 48.23%, 55.29%
RGB Binary1001001, 1101011, 10001101
CIE-L*AB44.02, -2.35, -22.47
RGB Percent28.63%, 41.96%, 55.29%
CIE-L*CH44.02, 22.59, 264.03
XYZ12.81, 13.85, 27.20
CIE-L*UV44.02, -16.17, -31.90
xyY0.24, 0.26, 13.85
Hunter-Lab37.22, -3.69, -17.27
RYB28.63%, 37.52%, 55.29%

Color Accessibility Scores

#496B8D on a dark background: contrast 3.77:1, passes WCAG AA for large text only.
#496B8D on a light background: contrast 5.57:1, passes WCAG AA.

Color Shades

Tints and shades of #496B8D, from lightest to darkest. Each swatch links to its own color page.

Related Palettes

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Complementary palette

#496B8D · #7899BA · #2A3D51 · #8D6B49 · #BA9978

Analogous palette

#498D6B · #498D8D · #496B8D · #49498D · #6B498D

Triadic palette

#496B8D · #8D496B · #6B8D49 · #7899BA · #BA7899

Tetradic palette

#496B8D · #8D498D · #8D6B49 · #498D49 · #2A3D51

Monochromatic palette

#151F28 · #2F455B · #496B8D · #6E91B4 · #A1B8CE

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