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Colour

#495F80

  • #495F80
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Slate grey

#495F80 is a blue with RGB values 73, 95, 128 and HSL 216°, 27%, 39%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 6.5:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Slate grey.

Colour values

#495F80#495F80
HEX#495F80
RGBrgb(73, 95, 128)
RGB (0–1)0.2863, 0.3725, 0.502
RGB percentages28.6%, 37.3%, 50.2%
HSLhsl(216, 27.4%, 39.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(216, 43%, 50.2%)
CMYK43%, 25.8%, 0%, 49.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer4,808,576
CSS custom property--colour: #495F80;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.11159WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness93.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 6.5:1
Contrast with white6.5:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black3.23:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#5D5D5D
Inverted#B6A07F

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#536181no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 2.9 from the original
Deuteranopia#4D5C7Fno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 2.9 from the original
Tritanopia#36666Ano blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 21.2 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text6.5:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text3.23:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Slate grey · ΔE 17Steel blue · ΔE 17.6Light slate grey · ΔE 19.2Dim grey · ΔE 21.6Dark slate grey · ΔE 23.2Gray · ΔE 25.2
Nearest named CSS colourSlate grey (#708090)ΔE 17, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#806A49
Analogous#497B80, #4E4980
Triadic#80495F, #5F8049
Split complementary#804F49, #7B8049
Tetradic#80497B, #806A49, #49804F

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#BCC8D9
Lighter +30%#9CADC6
Lighter +20%#7B92B4
Lighter +10%#5C77A0
Darker −10%#364760
Darker −20%#242F3F
Darker −30%#11171F
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#305A99
Less saturated −25%#626467

Channel breakdown

R73
G95
B128
Red73 (28.6%)
Green95 (37.3%)
Blue128 (50.2%)
Hue216°
Saturation (HSL)27.36%
Lightness39.41%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 49 · G 5F · B 80

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