#496DBD

A medium, moderate blue closely aligning with Cornflowerblue.

About #496DBD

Visually, #496DBD is defined as a moderate blue. Its closest recognized web color is Cornflowerblue. In the RGB color space, it consists of 73 red, 109 green, and 189 blue.

When sending designs containing this color to a printer, the CMYK values come into play. To reproduce this shade on paper, a printer utilizes 61% cyan and 42% magenta inks. This makes it a relatively light color when applied to physical surfaces.

Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) dictate how we should use this color. Because it is a medium color, it is generally recommended to use #FFFFFF text. Be sure to check our contrast matrix below to see exactly how it performs against common backgrounds.

Color Space Conversions

HEX#496DBD
RGB73, 109, 189
HSL221.4°, 46.8%, 51.4%
CMYK61%, 42%, 0%, 26%
HSV221.4°, 61.4%, 74.1%
LAB47.0, 12.3, -46.0
XYZ17.4, 16.0, 50.3
Decimal4812221

Color Harmonies

Complementary

Analogous

Triadic

Tints, Shades & Tones

Tints (Adding White)

Shades (Adding Black)

WCAG Contrast Accessibility

4.99:1
Text on #FFFFFF
AA
4.21:1
Text on #000000
AA Large
4.77:1
Text on #F8FAFC
AA
3.58:1
Text on #0F172A
AA Large

CSS Implementation

.bg-color { background-color: #496DBD; }
.text-color { color: #496DBD; }
.border-color { border: 2px solid #496DBD; }

Similar Colors

Cornflowerblue
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