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Recognised as Colour

#495C8A

  • #495C8A
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Steel blue

#495C8A is a blue with RGB values 73, 92, 138 and HSL 222°, 31%, 41%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 6.6:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Steel blue.

Colour values

#495C8A#495C8A
HEX#495C8A
RGBrgb(73, 92, 138)
RGB (0–1)0.2863, 0.3608, 0.5412
RGB percentages28.6%, 36.1%, 54.1%
HSLhsl(222.5, 30.8%, 41.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(222.5, 47.1%, 54.1%)
CMYK47.1%, 33.3%, 0%, 45.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer4,807,818
CSS custom property--colour: #495C8A;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.10906WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness93.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 6.6:1
Contrast with white6.6:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black3.18:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#5B5B5B
Inverted#B6A375

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#4B608Cno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 2.2 from the original
Deuteranopia#445A89no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 1.4 from the original
Tritanopia#30666Dno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 28.4 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text6.6:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text3.18:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Steel blue · ΔE 17Slate grey · ΔE 23.3Light slate grey · ΔE 24.9Dark slateblue · ΔE 26.1Dim grey · ΔE 28.9Dark slate grey · ΔE 31
Nearest named CSS colourSteel blue (#4682B4)ΔE 17.03, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#8A7749
Analogous#497D8A, #57498A
Triadic#8A495C, #5C8A49
Split complementary#8A5649, #7D8A49
Tetradic#8A497C, #8A7749, #498A56

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#C1C9DE
Lighter +30%#A0ADCC
Lighter +20%#7E90BB
Lighter +10%#5D73A9
Darker −10%#374669
Darker −20%#263047
Darker −30%#141926
Darker −40%#020305
More saturated +25%#2F51A4
Less saturated −25%#636770

Channel breakdown

R73
G92
B138
Red73 (28.6%)
Green92 (36.1%)
Blue138 (54.1%)
Hue222.46°
Saturation (HSL)30.81%
Lightness41.37%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 49 · G 5C · B 8A

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