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#496BBC

#496bbc ≈ Royal Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#496bbc is a color from the blue family, with medium lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 28.63% red, 41.96% green and 73.73% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 61.17% cyan, 43.09% magenta, 0% yellow and 26.27% black. Its hue angle is 222.26°, 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 5.11:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Royal Blue (#4169e1), ΔE 4.59.

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Web safe#3366cc
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Relative luminance0.1556

Complementary

  1. #496bbc
  2. #bc9a49

Split complementary

  1. #496bbc
  2. #bc6149
  3. #a5bc49

Analogous

  1. #49a5bc
  2. #496bbc
  3. #6149bc

Triadic

  1. #496bbc
  2. #bc496b
  3. #6bbc49

Tetradic

  1. #496bbc
  2. #9a49bc
  3. #bc9a49
  4. #6bbc49

Square

  1. #496bbc
  2. #bc49a5
  3. #bc9a49
  4. #49bc61

Monochromatic

  1. #1d2c4f
  2. #324b87
  3. #496bbc
  4. #8198d1
  5. #b9c6e5

Shades

#496bbc mixed progressively with black.

  1. #496bbc
  2. #4260a9
  3. #3a5696
  4. #334b84
  5. #2c4071
  6. #25365e
  7. #1d2b4b
  8. #162038
  9. #0f1526
  10. #070b13
  11. #000000

Tints

#496bbc mixed progressively with white.

  1. #496bbc
  2. #5b7ac3
  3. #6d89c9
  4. #8097d0
  5. #92a6d7
  6. #a4b5de
  7. #b6c4e4
  8. #c8d3eb
  9. #dbe1f2
  10. #edf0f8
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#496bbc mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #496bbc
  2. #4f6db6
  3. #546fb0
  4. #5a71aa
  5. #5f73a4
  6. #65769e
  7. #6a7898
  8. #707a92
  9. #757c8c
  10. #7b7e86
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.11:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.11:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #6e6e6e ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #616d94 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #4674bf ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #3669ba ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #007d8a ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #4770be ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #3e6abb ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #2276a1 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-496bbc {
  color: #496bbc;
}
Background
.bg-496bbc {
  background-color: #496bbc;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-496bbc {
  border: 2px solid #496bbc;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #496bbc;
  --color-primary-rgb: 73 107 188;
  --color-primary-hsl: 222 46% 51%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-496bbc {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #496bbc, #6149bc);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-496bbc {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(73 107 188 / 0.35);
}

#4169e1 Royal Blue ΔE 4.59 #436b95 Queen Blue ΔE 5.42 #1560bd Denim ΔE 5.68 #0073cf True Blue ΔE 7.13 #4166f5 Ultramarine Blue ΔE 7.21 #26619c Lapis Lazuli ΔE 7.42 #417dc1 Tufts Blue ΔE 7.58 #b69443 Inverted #6e6e6e Grayscale 

Royal Blue
#496bbc  rgb(73, 107, 188)  hsl(222, 46%, 51%)  Royal Blue
#bc9a49  rgb(188, 154, 73)  hsl(42, 46%, 51%)  Brass
#bc496b  rgb(188, 73, 107)  hsl(342, 46%, 51%)  Telemagenta
#6bbc49  rgb(107, 188, 73)  hsl(102, 46%, 51%)  Mantis