Colour

#495B7E

#495B7E
Blue
Dark
Nearest: Steel blue

#495B7E is a blue with RGB values 73, 91, 126 and HSL 220°, 27%, 39%. 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#495B7E

RGBrgb(73, 91, 126)

RGB (0–1)0.2863, 0.3569, 0.4941

RGB percentages28.6%, 35.7%, 49.4%

HSLhsl(219.6, 26.6%, 39%)

HSV / HSBhsv(219.6, 42.1%, 49.4%)

CMYK42.1%, 27.8%, 0%, 50.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer4,807,550

CSS custom property--colour: #495B7E;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.10405WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness90.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 6.82:1

Contrast with white6.82:1WCAG normal text: AA

Contrast with black3.08:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#5A5A5A

Inverted#B6A481

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#4F5D80no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 1.7 from the original

Deuteranopia#49597Dno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 1.2 from the original

Tritanopia#376267no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 21.7 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text6.82:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text3.08:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Steel blue · ΔE 18.7 Slate grey · ΔE 18.9 Light slate grey · ΔE 21 Dim grey · ΔE 22.8 Dark slate grey · ΔE 24.4 Gray · ΔE 26.7

Nearest named CSS colourSteel blue (#4682B4)ΔE 18.66, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#7E6C49

Analogous#49767E, #52497E

Triadic#7E495B, #5B7E49

Split complementary#7E5249, #767E49

Tetradic#7E4976, #7E6C49, #497E52

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#BBC5D8

Lighter +30%#9BA9C5

Lighter +20%#7B8EB2

Lighter +10%#5C729E

Darker −10%#36445E

Darker −20%#242C3D

Darker −30%#11151D

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#305397

Less saturated −25%#626365

Channel breakdown

R73

G91

B126

Red73 (28.6%)

Green91 (35.7%)

Blue126 (49.4%)

Hue219.62°

Saturation (HSL)26.63%

Lightness39.02%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 49 · G 5B · B 7E

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Colour values

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Channel breakdown

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