All About Color Blue Bayoux

#496679

Blue Bayoux is a muted, grayish blue, resembling the color of a bayou. It's a calm and soothing color, perfect for creating a peaceful and serene environment.

About Blue Bayoux

Blue Bayoux is a dark blue color with the hex code #496679. In RGB it is red 73, green 102, blue 121; in HSL it is hue 204°, saturation 25%, lightness 38%; in CMYK it is 40%, 16%, 0%, 53%. Its contrast ratio is 6.07:1 on white and 3.46:1 on black.

#496679 Color Conversion

Hex triplet49, 66, 79
CMYK39.67%, 15.70%, 0.00%, 52.55%
RGB Decimal73, 102, 121
HSL204°, 25%, 38%
RGB Octal111, 146, 171
HSV (HSB)203.75°, 39.67%, 47.45%
RGB Binary1001001, 1100110, 1111001
CIE-L*AB41.69, -5.36, -14.01
RGB Percent28.63%, 40.00%, 47.45%
CIE-L*CH41.69, 15.00, 249.05
XYZ10.95, 12.30, 19.89
CIE-L*UV41.69, -14.16, -18.64
xyY0.25, 0.29, 12.30
Hunter-Lab35.07, -5.64, -9.07
RYB28.63%, 35.72%, 47.45%

Color Accessibility Scores

#496679 on a dark background: contrast 3.46:1, passes WCAG AA for large text only.
#496679 on a light background: contrast 6.07:1, passes WCAG AA.

Color Shades

Tints and shades of Blue Bayoux, from lightest to darkest. Each swatch links to its own color page.

Related Palettes

Harmonious five-color palettes built around Blue Bayoux. Open any of them in the Muzli palette generator.

Complementary palette

#496679 · #7394AB · #263640 · #795C49 · #AB8973

Analogous palette

#49795C · #497974 · #496679 · #494E79 · #5C4979

Triadic palette

#496679 · #794966 · #667949 · #7394AB · #AB7394

Tetradic palette

#496679 · #744979 · #795C49 · #4E7949 · #263640

Monochromatic palette

#0F151A · #2C3E49 · #496679 · #698DA5 · #99B1C2

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