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Colour

#495B9E

  • #495B9E
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark slateblue

#495B9E is a blue with RGB values 73, 91, 158 and HSL 227°, 37%, 45%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 6.4:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark slateblue.

Colour values

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HEX#495B9E
RGBrgb(73, 91, 158)
RGB (0–1)0.2863, 0.3569, 0.6196
RGB percentages28.6%, 35.7%, 62%
HSLhsl(227.3, 36.8%, 45.3%)
HSV / HSBhsv(227.3, 53.8%, 62%)
CMYK53.8%, 42.4%, 0%, 38%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer4,807,582
CSS custom property--colour: #495B9E;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.11367WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness96.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 6.42:1
Contrast with white6.42:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black3.27:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#5C5C5C
Inverted#B6A461

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#3F63A1no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 6.6 from the original
Deuteranopia#365B9Dno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 4.6 from the original
Tritanopia#206975no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 40.1 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text6.42:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text3.27:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Dark slateblue · ΔE 16.3Steel blue · ΔE 22.1Cornflower blue · ΔE 24.5Medium purple · ΔE 30.2Slate blue · ΔE 30.3Royal blue · ΔE 30.7
Nearest named CSS colourDark slateblue (#483D8B)ΔE 16.32, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#9E8C49
Analogous#49869E, #61499E
Triadic#9E495B, #5B9E49
Split complementary#9E6149, #869E49
Tetradic#9E4986, #9E8C49, #499E61

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#CCD2E7
Lighter +30%#A9B3D7
Lighter +20%#8694C7
Lighter +10%#6375B7
Darker −10%#39477B
Darker −20%#293358
Darker −30%#191F35
Darker −40%#090B12
More saturated +25%#2C4ABB
Less saturated −25%#666C81

Channel breakdown

R73
G91
B158
Red73 (28.6%)
Green91 (35.7%)
Blue158 (62%)
Hue227.29°
Saturation (HSL)36.8%
Lightness45.29%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 49 · G 5B · B 9E

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