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Recognised as Colour

#495C85

  • #495C85
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Steel blue

#495C85 is a blue with RGB values 73, 92, 133 and HSL 221°, 29%, 40%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 6.7:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Steel blue.

Colour values

#495C85#495C85
HEX#495C85
RGBrgb(73, 92, 133)
RGB (0–1)0.2863, 0.3608, 0.5216
RGB percentages28.6%, 36.1%, 52.2%
HSLhsl(221, 29.1%, 40.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(221, 45.1%, 52.2%)
CMYK45.1%, 30.8%, 0%, 47.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer4,807,813
CSS custom property--colour: #495C85;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.10764WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness92.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 6.66:1
Contrast with white6.66:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black3.15:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#5B5B5B
Inverted#B6A37A

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#4D5F87no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 1.5 from the original
Deuteranopia#475A84no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 1.1 from the original
Tritanopia#33656Bno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 25.5 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text6.66:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text3.15:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Steel blue · ΔE 17.3Slate grey · ΔE 21Light slate grey · ΔE 22.8Dim grey · ΔE 26.1Dark slate grey · ΔE 28Dark slateblue · ΔE 28.7
Nearest named CSS colourSteel blue (#4682B4)ΔE 17.25, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#857249
Analogous#497A85, #544985
Triadic#85495C, #5C8549
Split complementary#855449, #7A8549
Tetradic#85497A, #857249, #498554

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#BEC8DC
Lighter +30%#9EABC9
Lighter +20%#7D8FB7
Lighter +10%#5C73A5
Darker −10%#374564
Darker −20%#252E43
Darker −30%#131822
Darker −40%#010101
More saturated +25%#2F539F
Less saturated −25%#63656B

Channel breakdown

R73
G92
B133
Red73 (28.6%)
Green92 (36.1%)
Blue133 (52.2%)
Hue221°
Saturation (HSL)29.13%
Lightness40.39%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 49 · G 5C · B 85

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