Colour

#495B81

#495B81
Blue
Dark
Nearest: Steel blue

#495B81 is a blue with RGB values 73, 91, 129 and HSL 221°, 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#495B81

RGBrgb(73, 91, 129)

RGB (0–1)0.2863, 0.3569, 0.5059

RGB percentages28.6%, 35.7%, 50.6%

HSLhsl(220.7, 27.7%, 39.6%)

HSV / HSBhsv(220.7, 43.4%, 50.6%)

CMYK43.4%, 29.5%, 0%, 49.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer4,807,553

CSS custom property--colour: #495B81;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.10484WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness91.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 6.78:1

Contrast with white6.78:1WCAG normal text: AA

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

Greyscale equivalent#5A5A5A

Inverted#B6A47E

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#4E5E83no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 1.6 from the original

Deuteranopia#485980no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 1.1 from the original

Tritanopia#366368no 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 text6.78:1WCAG large text: AAA

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

Named colours

Steel blue · ΔE 18.1 Slate grey · ΔE 20 Light slate grey · ΔE 22 Dim grey · ΔE 24.5 Dark slate grey · ΔE 26.2 Gray · ΔE 28.1

Nearest named CSS colourSteel blue (#4682B4)ΔE 18.09, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#816F49

Analogous#497781, #534981

Triadic#81495B, #5B8149

Split complementary#815349, #778149

Tetradic#814977, #816F49, #498153

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#BDC6D9

Lighter +30%#9CAAC7

Lighter +20%#7B8EB5

Lighter +10%#5B72A2

Darker −10%#374460

Darker −20%#242D40

Darker −30%#12161F

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#30529A

Less saturated −25%#626468

Channel breakdown

R73

G91

B129

Red73 (28.6%)

Green91 (35.7%)

Blue129 (50.6%)

Hue220.71°

Saturation (HSL)27.72%

Lightness39.61%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 49 · G 5B · B 81

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Colour values

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