Information about #496579 color

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Basic facts about this digital color

#496579 falls into the Azure Color Family — Low Saturation, Neutral brightness. The mix behind it: rgb(73, 101, 121) — 28.6% red, 39.6% green, 47.5% blue; the print equivalent is CMYK 19 / 8 / 0 / 53. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

A calm, restrained steel-blue azure, #496579 sits comfortably between light and dark. Designers typically reach for tones like this for balanced palettes where no single element should shout. In The Official Register of Color Names it is almost identical to Bismark (#486C7A). Nearby in the Register you will also find Dark Electric Blue (#536878) and Slate (#516572).

The recipe behind #496579 is rgb(73, 101, 121), with blue as the dominant ingredient. On this background, white text reaches a 6.1:1 contrast ratio (passing WCAG AA); black stays at 3.4:1. No one has named #496579 so far. Register a name for it and it becomes a permanent record.

#496579 color variations

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

#496579 color tints

Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
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White

#FFFFFF

#496579 color shades

Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
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Black

#000000

#496579 color tones

Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
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Grey

#808080

#496579 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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#496579 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 #496579

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

Bismark color link
Bismark

#486C7A

Dark Electric Blue color link
Dark Electric Blue

#536878

Slate color link
Slate

#516572

Streetwise color link
Streetwise

#4F6971

Cadet color link
Cadet

#536872

Seachange color link
Seachange

#4E6E81

Deep Space Sparkle color link
Deep Space Sparkle

#4A646C

Chambray color link
Chambray

#475877

Lifesaver color link
Lifesaver

#535E7F

Opposite Flower color link
Opposite Flower

#4D646C

Rustic Blue color link
Rustic Blue

#525D80

Black Coral color link
Black Coral

#54626F

#496579 color backgrounds & wallpapers

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Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#496579
  • RGB73, 101, 121
  • CMYK19, 8, 0, 53
  • CSSrgb(73, 101, 121)
  • HSL205°, 25%, 38%
  • HSL Precise205°, 24.742%, 38.039%
  • HSV205°, 40%, 47%
  • HSB205°, 40%, 47%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.286
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.396
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.475
  • GLSLvec3(0.286, 0.396, 0.475)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.286, 0.396, 0.475, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.286, 0.396, 0.475)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB28.6%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB39.6%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB47.5%
  • Color FamilyAzure
  • Saturation FamilyLow Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyNeutral
  • HEX ID496579
  • DECIMAL ID4810105
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • Seen by search & AI crawlers9 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01

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