Information about #496E7D color
Basic facts about this digital color
#496E7D presents itself as a softly balanced steel-blue azure — one that sits comfortably between light and dark. It is a natural fit for balanced palettes where no single element should shout. In The Official Register of Color Names it is practically indistinguishable from Bismark (#486C7A). Nearby in the Register you will also find Seachange (#4E6E81) and Beetle Green (#4C787E).
In RGB terms — rgb(73, 110, 125) — the blue channel does the heavy lifting here. On this background, white text reaches a 5.5:1 contrast ratio (passing WCAG AA); black stays at 3.8:1. No one has named #496E7D so far. Register a name for it and it becomes a permanent record.
#496E7D color variations
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#496E7D color tints
Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
#496E7D color shades
Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
#496E7D color tones
Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
#496E7D color hues
A hue refers to the basic neighbors of color and is variation of base color on the color wheel.
#496E7D 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.
Split complementary
Split complementary schemes are like complementary but they uses two adiacent colors of the complement. They are more flexible than complementary ones.
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.
Triadic
Triadic color schemes are created by picking three colors equally spaced on the color wheel. They appear quite contrasted and multicolored.
Tetradic
Tetradic color schemes are made form two couples of complementary colors in a rectangular shape on the color wheel.
Square
Square color schemes are like tetradic arranged in a square instead of rectangle. Colors appear even more contrasting.
Alternatives to #496E7D color
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Nearest named colors to #496E7D
The closest officially registered color names in the Register, ordered by similarity — your shade’s neighborhood is already being claimed.
#486C7A
#4E6E81
#4C787E
#4C6B88
#536878
#566D7E
#547377
#4F6971
#427977
#4F698B
#536872
#517B78
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Conversions between color systems and etc.
- HEX#496E7D
- RGB73, 110, 125
- CMYK20, 6, 0, 51
- CSSrgb(73, 110, 125)
- HSL197°, 26%, 39%
- HSL Precise197.308°, 26.263%, 38.824%
- HSV197°, 42%, 49%
- HSB197°, 42%, 49%
- Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.286
- Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.431
- Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.490
- GLSLvec3(0.286, 0.431, 0.490)
- GLSL with alphavec4(0.286, 0.431, 0.490, 1.000)
- HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.286, 0.431, 0.490)
- Percentage of Red in RGB28.6%
- Percentage of Green in RGB43.1%
- Percentage of Blue in RGB49%
- Color FamilyAzure
- Saturation FamilyMild Saturation
- Lightness FamilyNeutral
- HEX ID496E7D
- DECIMAL ID4812413
- Name LengthThis color has no name
- Seen by search & AI crawlers15 times
- Counting from2025-01-01
