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Recognised as Colour

#495D84

  • #495D84
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Steel blue

#495D84 is a blue with RGB values 73, 93, 132 and HSL 220°, 29%, 40%. 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

#495D84#495D84
HEX#495D84
RGBrgb(73, 93, 132)
RGB (0–1)0.2863, 0.3647, 0.5176
RGB percentages28.6%, 36.5%, 51.8%
HSLhsl(219.7, 28.8%, 40.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(219.7, 44.7%, 51.8%)
CMYK44.7%, 29.5%, 0%, 48.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer4,808,068
CSS custom property--colour: #495D84;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.10911WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness93 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#5C5C5C
Inverted#B6A27B

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#4F6086no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 1.8 from the original
Deuteranopia#495A83no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 2 from the original
Tritanopia#34656Bno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 24 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 17.1Slate grey · ΔE 19.9Light slate grey · ΔE 21.8Dim grey · ΔE 24.9Dark slate grey · ΔE 26.7Gray · ΔE 28.2
Nearest named CSS colourSteel blue (#4682B4)ΔE 17.06, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#847049
Analogous#497B84, #534984
Triadic#84495D, #5D8449
Split complementary#845349, #7B8449
Tetradic#84497B, #847049, #498453

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#BEC8DB
Lighter +30%#9DACC9
Lighter +20%#7C90B7
Lighter +10%#5B74A5
Darker −10%#374663
Darker −20%#252F42
Darker −30%#131821
Darker −40%#000001
More saturated +25%#2F559E
Less saturated −25%#63656A

Channel breakdown

R73
G93
B132
Red73 (28.6%)
Green93 (36.5%)
Blue132 (51.8%)
Hue219.66°
Saturation (HSL)28.78%
Lightness40.2%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 49 · G 5D · B 84

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