Colour

#495A80

#495A80
Blue
Dark
Nearest: Steel blue

#495A80 is a blue with RGB values 73, 90, 128 and HSL 221°, 27%, 39%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 6.9:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Steel blue.

Colour values

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HEX#495A80

RGBrgb(73, 90, 128)

RGB (0–1)0.2863, 0.3529, 0.502

RGB percentages28.6%, 35.3%, 50.2%

HSLhsl(221.5, 27.4%, 39.4%)

HSV / HSBhsv(221.5, 43%, 50.2%)

CMYK43%, 29.7%, 0%, 49.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer4,807,296

CSS custom property--colour: #495A80;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.10287WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness90.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 6.87:1

Contrast with white6.87:1WCAG normal text: AA

Contrast with black3.06:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#595959

Inverted#B6A57F

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#4D5D82no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 1.5 from the original

Deuteranopia#47587Fno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 1.1 from the original

Tritanopia#366267no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 23.8 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text6.87:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text3.06:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Steel blue · ΔE 18.5 Slate grey · ΔE 20.3 Light slate grey · ΔE 22.4 Dim grey · ΔE 24.5 Dark slate grey · ΔE 26.2 Gray · ΔE 28.2

Nearest named CSS colourSteel blue (#4682B4)ΔE 18.53, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base +30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°

Complementary#806F49

Analogous#497580, #544980

Triadic#80495A, #5A8049

Split complementary#805449, #758049

Tetradic#804976, #806F49, #498054

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base -10%-20%-30%-40%

Lighter +40%#BCC5D9

Lighter +30%#9CA9C6

Lighter +20%#7B8DB4

Lighter +10%#5C71A0

Darker −10%#364360

Darker −20%#242C3F

Darker −30%#11151F

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#305099

Less saturated −25%#626467

Channel breakdown

R73

G90

B128

Red73 (28.6%)

Green90 (35.3%)

Blue128 (50.2%)

Hue221.45°

Saturation (HSL)27.36%

Lightness39.41%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 49 · G 5A · B 80

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