All About Color #496C8D

#496C8D

About #496C8D

#496C8D is a medium blue color with the hex code #496C8D. In RGB it is red 73, green 108, blue 141; in HSL it is hue 209°, saturation 32%, lightness 42%; in CMYK it is 48%, 23%, 0%, 45%. Its contrast ratio is 5.51:1 on white and 3.81:1 on black.

#496C8D Color Conversion

Hex triplet49, 6C, 8D
CMYK48.23%, 23.40%, 0.00%, 44.71%
RGB Decimal73, 108, 141
HSL209°, 32%, 42%
RGB Octal111, 154, 215
HSV (HSB)209.12°, 48.23%, 55.29%
RGB Binary1001001, 1101100, 10001101
CIE-L*AB44.33, -2.95, -22.00
RGB Percent28.63%, 42.35%, 55.29%
CIE-L*CH44.33, 22.20, 262.36
XYZ12.92, 14.06, 27.23
CIE-L*UV44.33, -16.56, -31.17
xyY0.24, 0.26, 14.06
Hunter-Lab37.50, -4.15, -16.80
RYB28.63%, 37.69%, 55.29%

Color Accessibility Scores

#496C8D on a dark background: contrast 3.81:1, passes WCAG AA for large text only.
#496C8D on a light background: contrast 5.51:1, passes WCAG AA.

Color Shades

Tints and shades of #496C8D, from lightest to darkest. Each swatch links to its own color page.

Related Palettes

Harmonious five-color palettes built around #496C8D. Open any of them in the Muzli palette generator.

Complementary palette

#496C8D · #789ABA · #2A3E51 · #8D6A49 · #BA9878

Analogous palette

#498D6A · #498D8C · #496C8D · #494A8D · #6A498D

Triadic palette

#496C8D · #8D496C · #6C8D49 · #789ABA · #BA789A

Tetradic palette

#496C8D · #8C498D · #8D6A49 · #4A8D49 · #2A3E51

Monochromatic palette

#151F28 · #2F465B · #496C8D · #6E93B4 · #A1B8CE

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