Information about #496488 color

#496488 color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#496488 falls into the Azure Color Family — Mild Saturation, Light brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(73, 100, 136) — 28.6% red, 39.2% green, 53.3% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 25 / 14 / 0 / 47. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

#496488 is a moderately toned steel-blue azure that carries an easy, daylight feel. In practice it works well for balanced palettes where no single element should shout. In The Official Register of Color Names it is practically indistinguishable from Wedgewood (#4C6B88). Slightly further away sit Quantum Leap (#4F698B) and Dusky Blue (#475F94).

The recipe behind #496488 is rgb(73, 100, 136), with blue as the dominant ingredient. On this background, white text reaches a 6.1:1 contrast ratio (passing WCAG AA); black stays at 3.5:1. Out of 16,777,216 possible colors, #496488 is still unnamed — it can be claimed and named in The Official Register of Color Names.

#496488 color variations

View this color variations of tints, shades, tones and hues.

#496488 color tints

Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
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White

#FFFFFF

#496488 color shades

Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
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Black

#000000

#496488 color tones

Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
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Grey

#808080

#496488 color hues

A hue refers to the basic neighbors of color and is variation of base color on the color wheel.
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#496488 color harmonies

Color harmonies are pleasing color schemes created according to their position on a color wheel.

Complementary

Complementary color schemes are made by picking two opposite colors con the color wheel. They appear vibrant near to each other.

Complementary color schemes
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Split complementary

Split complementary schemes are like complementary but they uses two adiacent colors of the complement. They are more flexible than complementary ones.

Split complementary color scheme
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Analogous

Analogous color schemes are made by picking three colors that are next to each other on the color wheel. They are perceived as calm and serene.

Analogous color scheme
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Triadic

Triadic color schemes are created by picking three colors equally spaced on the color wheel. They appear quite contrasted and multicolored.

Triadic color scheme
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Tetradic

Tetradic color schemes are made form two couples of complementary colors in a rectangular shape on the color wheel.

Tetradic color scheme
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Square

Square color schemes are like tetradic arranged in a square instead of rectangle. Colors appear even more contrasting.

Square color scheme
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Nearest named colors to #496488

The closest officially registered color names in the Register, ordered by similarity — your shade’s neighborhood is already being claimed.

Wedgewood color link
Wedgewood

#4C6B88

Quantum Leap color link
Quantum Leap

#4F698B

Dusky Blue color link
Dusky Blue

#475F94

Seachange color link
Seachange

#4E6E81

Waratah color link
Waratah

#55698B

Wavelength color link
Wavelength

#3C6886

Rustic Blue color link
Rustic Blue

#525D80

Lifesaver color link
Lifesaver

#535E7F

Breakwater color link
Breakwater

#536893

Queen Blue color link
Queen Blue

#436B95

Bismark color link
Bismark

#486C7A

Kingfisher Blue color link
Kingfisher Blue

#596A8B

#496488 color backgrounds & wallpapers

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Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#496488
  • RGB73, 100, 136
  • CMYK25, 14, 0, 47
  • CSSrgb(73, 100, 136)
  • HSL214°, 30%, 41%
  • HSL Precise214.286°, 30.144%, 40.98%
  • HSV214°, 46%, 53%
  • HSB214°, 46%, 53%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.286
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.392
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.533
  • GLSLvec3(0.286, 0.392, 0.533)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.286, 0.392, 0.533, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.286, 0.392, 0.533)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB28.6%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB39.2%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB53.3%
  • Color Family (Hue)Azure
  • Saturation FamilyMild Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyLight
  • HEX ID496488
  • DECIMAL ID4809864
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • This page visited6 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01

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