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Colour

#495BBC

  • #495BBC
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Royal blue

#495BBC is a blue with RGB values 73, 91, 188 and HSL 231°, 46%, 51%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 6:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Royal blue.

Colour values

#495BBC#495BBC
HEX#495BBC
RGBrgb(73, 91, 188)
RGB (0–1)0.2863, 0.3569, 0.7373
RGB percentages28.6%, 35.7%, 73.7%
HSLhsl(230.6, 46.2%, 51.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(230.6, 61.2%, 73.7%)
CMYK61.2%, 51.6%, 0%, 26.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer4,807,612
CSS custom property--colour: #495BBC;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.12529WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness102.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.99:1
Contrast with white5.99:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black3.51:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#5E5E5E
Inverted#B6A443

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#2468BFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 12.8 from the original
Deuteranopia#005EBAno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 10.4 from the original
Tritanopia#007183no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 56.3 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text5.99:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text3.51:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Royal blue · ΔE 13.6Slate blue · ΔE 13.8Dark slateblue · ΔE 16.1Medium purple · ΔE 18.9Rebecca purple · ΔE 22.4Medium slateblue · ΔE 23.7
Nearest named CSS colourRoyal blue (#4169E1)ΔE 13.55, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#BCAA49
Analogous#4995BC, #7049BC
Triadic#BC495B, #5BBC49
Split complementary#BC7049, #95BC49
Tetradic#BC4995, #BCAA49, #49BC70

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#DEE1F3
Lighter +30%#B9C0E5
Lighter +20%#949ED7
Lighter +10%#6E7DCA
Darker −10%#394899
Darker −20%#2B3674
Darker −30%#1D254F
Darker −40%#0F132A
More saturated +25%#2A46DB
Less saturated −25%#68709D

Channel breakdown

R73
G91
B188
Red73 (28.6%)
Green91 (35.7%)
Blue188 (73.7%)
Hue230.61°
Saturation (HSL)46.18%
Lightness51.18%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 49 · G 5B · B BC

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