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#496ABC

#496abc ≈ Royal Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#496abc is a color from the blue family, with medium lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 28.63% red, 41.57% green and 73.73% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 61.17% cyan, 43.62% magenta, 0% yellow and 26.27% black. Its hue angle is 222.78°, with 46.18% saturation and 51.18% lightness in HSL. It is a cool color, often associated with trust, stability and focus. Designers typically use it for technology products, finance and banking and brand accents. White text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 5.16:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Royal Blue (#4169e1), ΔE 4.57.

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Web safe#3366cc
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Relative luminance0.1536

Complementary

  1. #496abc
  2. #bc9b49

Split complementary

  1. #496abc
  2. #bc6249
  3. #a4bc49

Analogous

  1. #49a4bc
  2. #496abc
  3. #6249bc

Triadic

  1. #496abc
  2. #bc496a
  3. #6abc49

Tetradic

  1. #496abc
  2. #9b49bc
  3. #bc9b49
  4. #6abc49

Square

  1. #496abc
  2. #bc49a4
  3. #bc9b49
  4. #49bc62

Monochromatic

  1. #1d2b4f
  2. #324a87
  3. #496abc
  4. #8198d1
  5. #b9c6e5

Shades

#496abc mixed progressively with black.

  1. #496abc
  2. #425fa9
  3. #3a5596
  4. #334a84
  5. #2c4071
  6. #25355e
  7. #1d2a4b
  8. #162038
  9. #0f1526
  10. #070b13
  11. #000000

Tints

#496abc mixed progressively with white.

  1. #496abc
  2. #5b79c3
  3. #6d88c9
  4. #8097d0
  5. #92a6d7
  6. #a4b5de
  7. #b6c3e4
  8. #c8d2eb
  9. #dbe1f2
  10. #edf0f8
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#496abc mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #496abc
  2. #4f6cb6
  3. #546eb0
  4. #5a71aa
  5. #5f73a4
  6. #65759e
  7. #6a7798
  8. #707992
  9. #757c8c
  10. #7b7e86
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.16:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.07:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #6d6d6d ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #616c93 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #4573bf ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #3468ba ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #007c8a ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #466fbe ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #3d69bb ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #2276a0 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-496abc {
  color: #496abc;
}
Background
.bg-496abc {
  background-color: #496abc;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-496abc {
  border: 2px solid #496abc;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #496abc;
  --color-primary-rgb: 73 106 188;
  --color-primary-hsl: 223 46% 51%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-496abc {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #496abc, #6249bc);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-496abc {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(73 106 188 / 0.35);
}

#4169e1 Royal Blue ΔE 4.57 #436b95 Queen Blue ΔE 5.48 #1560bd Denim ΔE 5.58 #4166f5 Ultramarine Blue ΔE 7.16 #26619c Lapis Lazuli ΔE 7.39 #0073cf True Blue ΔE 7.43 #417dc1 Tufts Blue ΔE 7.95 #b69543 Inverted #6d6d6d Grayscale 

Royal Blue
#496abc  rgb(73, 106, 188)  hsl(223, 46%, 51%)  Royal Blue
#bc9b49  rgb(188, 155, 73)  hsl(43, 46%, 51%)  Brass
#bc496a  rgb(188, 73, 106)  hsl(343, 46%, 51%)  Telemagenta
#6abc49  rgb(106, 188, 73)  hsl(103, 46%, 51%)  Mantis