Colour

#495A82

#495A82
Blue
Dark
Nearest: Steel blue

#495A82 is a blue with RGB values 73, 90, 130 and HSL 222°, 28%, 40%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 6.8:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Steel blue.

Colour values

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HEX#495A82

RGBrgb(73, 90, 130)

RGB (0–1)0.2863, 0.3529, 0.5098

RGB percentages28.6%, 35.3%, 51%

HSLhsl(222.1, 28.1%, 39.8%)

HSV / HSBhsv(222.1, 43.8%, 51%)

CMYK43.8%, 30.8%, 0%, 49%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer4,807,298

CSS custom property--colour: #495A82;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.10341WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness91 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 6.84:1

Contrast with white6.84:1WCAG normal text: AA

Contrast with black3.07:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#595959

Inverted#B6A57D

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#4C5D84no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 1.4 from the original

Deuteranopia#465881no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 1.1 from the original

Tritanopia#356268no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 24.6 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text6.84:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text3.07:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Steel blue · ΔE 18.3 Slate grey · ΔE 21.2 Light slate grey · ΔE 23.1 Dim grey · ΔE 25.6 Dark slate grey · ΔE 27.4 Dark slateblue · ΔE 28.7

Nearest named CSS colourSteel blue (#4682B4)ΔE 18.26, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#827149

Analogous#497682, #554982

Triadic#82495A, #5A8249

Split complementary#825549, #778249

Tetradic#824976, #827149, #498255

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#BDC6DA

Lighter +30%#9CA9C8

Lighter +20%#7C8DB5

Lighter +10%#5B71A3

Darker −10%#374361

Darker −20%#242D41

Darker −30%#121620

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#30509B

Less saturated −25%#626469

Channel breakdown

R73

G90

B130

Red73 (28.6%)

Green90 (35.3%)

Blue130 (51%)

Hue222.11°

Saturation (HSL)28.08%

Lightness39.8%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 49 · G 5A · B 82

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