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Colour

#495DA2

  • #495DA2
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark slateblue

#495DA2 is a blue with RGB values 73, 93, 162 and HSL 227°, 38%, 46%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 6.2:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark slateblue.

Colour values

#495DA2#495DA2
HEX#495DA2
RGBrgb(73, 93, 162)
RGB (0–1)0.2863, 0.3647, 0.6353
RGB percentages28.6%, 36.5%, 63.5%
HSLhsl(226.5, 37.9%, 46.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(226.5, 54.9%, 63.5%)
CMYK54.9%, 42.6%, 0%, 36.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer4,808,098
CSS custom property--colour: #495DA2;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.11854WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness98.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 6.23:1
Contrast with white6.23:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black3.37:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#5E5E5E
Inverted#B6A25D

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#4065A5no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 6.4 from the original
Deuteranopia#365DA1no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 4.5 from the original
Tritanopia#1B6C77no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 42.3 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text6.23:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text3.37:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Dark slateblue · ΔE 16.5Steel blue · ΔE 22.1Cornflower blue · ΔE 23.3Medium purple · ΔE 29.3Slate blue · ΔE 29.4Royal blue · ΔE 29.5
Nearest named CSS colourDark slateblue (#483D8B)ΔE 16.54, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#A28E49
Analogous#498AA2, #6149A2
Triadic#A2495D, #5DA249
Split complementary#A26149, #8AA249
Tetradic#A2498A, #A28E49, #49A261

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#CED4E9
Lighter +30%#ABB5D9
Lighter +20%#8896C9
Lighter +10%#6578B9
Darker −10%#39497F
Darker −20%#29355C
Darker −30%#192039
Darker −40%#0A0C15
More saturated +25%#2C4DBF
Less saturated −25%#666D85

Channel breakdown

R73
G93
B162
Red73 (28.6%)
Green93 (36.5%)
Blue162 (63.5%)
Hue226.52°
Saturation (HSL)37.87%
Lightness46.08%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 49 · G 5D · B A2

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