Information about #496E8C color

#496E8C color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#496E8C falls into the Azure Color Family — Mild Saturation, Light brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(73, 110, 140) — 28.6% red, 43.1% green, 54.9% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 26 / 12 / 0 / 45. Curious how these numbers work? Read our RGB color codes guide.

The color #496E8C reads as a softly balanced steel-blue azure and feels open and friendly. Expect to see shades like this in versatile mid-ground roles, from cards to secondary buttons. In The Official Register of Color Names it is a hair away from Wedgewood (#4C6B88). Its next-closest registered neighbors are Quantum Leap (#4F698B) and Norwester (#48798A).

In RGB terms — rgb(73, 110, 140) — the blue channel does the heavy lifting here. Accessibility-wise, white text works best on #496E8C: 5.4:1 contrast (passing WCAG AA) versus 3.9:1 for black. Out of 16,777,216 possible colors, #496E8C is still unnamed — it can be claimed and named in The Official Register of Color Names.

#496E8C color variations

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

#496E8C color tints

Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
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White

#FFFFFF

#496E8C color shades

Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
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Black

#000000

#496E8C color tones

Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
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Grey

#808080

#496E8C 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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#496E8C 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 #496E8C

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

Norwester color link
Norwester

#48798A

Queen Blue color link
Queen Blue

#436B95

Seachange color link
Seachange

#4E6E81

Jelly Bean Blue color link
Jelly Bean Blue

#44798E

Calypso color link
Calypso

#3D7188

Waratah color link
Waratah

#55698B

Breakwater color link
Breakwater

#536893

Kashmir Blue color link
Kashmir Blue

#576D8E

Wavelength color link
Wavelength

#3C6886

Kingfisher Blue color link
Kingfisher Blue

#596A8B

#496E8C color backgrounds & wallpapers

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Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#496E8C
  • RGB73, 110, 140
  • CMYK26, 12, 0, 45
  • CSSrgb(73, 110, 140)
  • HSL207°, 31%, 42%
  • HSL Precise206.866°, 31.455%, 41.765%
  • HSV207°, 48%, 55%
  • HSB207°, 48%, 55%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.286
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.431
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.549
  • GLSLvec3(0.286, 0.431, 0.549)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.286, 0.431, 0.549, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.286, 0.431, 0.549)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB28.6%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB43.1%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB54.9%
  • Color Family (Hue)Azure
  • Saturation FamilyMild Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyLight
  • HEX ID496E8C
  • DECIMAL ID4812428
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
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  • Counting from2025-01-01

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