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Recognised as Colour

#495DDC

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

#495DDC is a blue with RGB values 73, 93, 220 and HSL 232°, 68%, 57%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 5.4:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Royal blue.

Colour values

#495DDC#495DDC
HEX#495DDC
RGBrgb(73, 93, 220)
RGB (0–1)0.2863, 0.3647, 0.8627
RGB percentages28.6%, 36.5%, 86.3%
HSLhsl(231.8, 67.7%, 57.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(231.8, 66.8%, 86.3%)
CMYK66.8%, 57.7%, 0%, 13.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer4,808,156
CSS custom property--colour: #495DDC;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.14412WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness110.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.41:1
Contrast with white5.41:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black3.88:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#626262
Inverted#B6A223

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#0071E0no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 17.8 from the original
Deuteranopia#0064D9no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 11.4 from the original
Tritanopia#007C93no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 71 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text5.41:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text3.88:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Royal blue · ΔE 7.8Slate blue · ΔE 10Medium slateblue · ΔE 11Medium purple · ΔE 20.3Rebecca purple · ΔE 25.4Dodgerblue · ΔE 27.7
Nearest named CSS colourRoyal blue (#4169E1)ΔE 7.78, clearly different but related
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#DCC849
Analogous#49A6DC, #7F49DC
Triadic#DC495D, #5DDC49
Split complementary#DC7E49, #A7DC49
Tetradic#DC49A6, #DCC849, #49DC7E

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#F4F5FD
Lighter +30%#C9CFF5
Lighter +20%#9FA9EC
Lighter +10%#7483E4
Darker −10%#273DCB
Darker −20%#1F30A0
Darker −30%#172375
Darker −40%#0E174B
More saturated +25%#2E49F7
Less saturated −25%#6471C1

Channel breakdown

R73
G93
B220
Red73 (28.6%)
Green93 (36.5%)
Blue220 (86.3%)
Hue231.84°
Saturation (HSL)67.74%
Lightness57.45%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 49 · G 5D · B DC

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