Information about #496078 color

#496078 color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#496078 falls into the Azure Color FamilyLow Saturation, Neutral brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(73, 96, 120) — 28.6% red, 37.6% green, 47.1% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 18 / 9 / 0 / 53. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

#496078 is a calm, restrained steel-blue azure that holds a balanced mid-tone. In practice it works well for versatile mid-ground roles, from cards to secondary buttons. In The Official Register of Color Names it is practically indistinguishable from Chambray (#475877). Its next-closest registered neighbors are Hendrix (#4C567C) and Slate (#516572).

In RGB terms — rgb(73, 96, 120) — the blue channel does the heavy lifting here. Accessibility-wise, white text works best on #496078: 6.5:1 contrast (passing WCAG AA) versus 3.2:1 for black. Out of 16,777,216 possible colors, #496078 is still unnamed — it can be claimed and named in The Official Register of Color Names.

#496078 color variations

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

#496078 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

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

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

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

Tetradic

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

Tetradic color scheme

Square

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

Square color scheme

Nearest named colors to #496078

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

Chambray color link
Chambray

#475877

Hendrix color link
Hendrix

#4C567C

Slate color link
Slate

#516572

Bismark color link
Bismark

#486C7A

Lifesaver color link
Lifesaver

#535E7F

Rustic Blue color link
Rustic Blue

#525D80

Streetwise color link
Streetwise

#4F6971

Blue Ashes color link
Blue Ashes

#3B5F78

Cadet color link
Cadet

#536872

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#496078
  • RGB73, 96, 120
  • CMYK18, 9, 0, 53
  • CSSrgb(73, 96, 120)
  • HSL211°, 24%, 38%
  • HSL Precise210.638°, 24.352%, 37.843%
  • HSV211°, 39%, 47%
  • HSB211°, 39%, 47%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.286
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.376
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.471
  • GLSLvec3(0.286, 0.376, 0.471)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.286, 0.376, 0.471, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.286, 0.376, 0.471)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB28.6%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB37.6%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB47.1%
  • Color FamilyAzure
  • Saturation FamilyLow Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyNeutral
  • HEX ID496078
  • DECIMAL ID4808824
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
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  • Counting from2025-01-01