Recognised as Colour

#495F93

#495F93
Blue
Dark
Nearest: Steel blue

#495F93 is a blue with RGB values 73, 95, 147 and HSL 222°, 34%, 43%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 6.3:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Steel blue.

Colour values

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HEX#495F93

RGBrgb(73, 95, 147)

RGB (0–1)0.2863, 0.3725, 0.5765

RGB percentages28.6%, 37.3%, 57.6%

HSLhsl(222.2, 33.6%, 43.1%)

HSV / HSBhsv(222.2, 50.3%, 57.6%)

CMYK50.3%, 35.4%, 0%, 42.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer4,808,595

CSS custom property--colour: #495F93;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.11707WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness96.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 6.28:1

Contrast with white6.28:1WCAG normal text: AA

Contrast with black3.34:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#5E5E5E

Inverted#B6A06C

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#4B6495no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 3 from the original

Deuteranopia#435D92no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 1.5 from the original

Tritanopia#2A6A72no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 32.1 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text6.28:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text3.34:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Steel blue · ΔE 16.1 Dark slateblue · ΔE 24.1 Slate grey · ΔE 25.6 Light slate grey · ΔE 26.8 Cornflower blue · ΔE 28 Dim grey · ΔE 32.1

Nearest named CSS colourSteel blue (#4682B4)ΔE 16.13, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base +30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°

Complementary#937D49

Analogous#498493, #584993

Triadic#93495F, #5F9349

Split complementary#935849, #849349

Tetradic#934984, #937D49, #499358

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base -10%-20%-30%-40%

Lighter +40%#C6CEE2

Lighter +30%#A3B1D2

Lighter +20%#8194C1

Lighter +10%#5F77B0

Darker −10%#384971

Darker −20%#27334F

Darker −30%#161D2D

Darker −40%#05070B

More saturated +25%#2E54AE

Less saturated −25%#656A77

Channel breakdown

R73

G95

B147

Red73 (28.6%)

Green95 (37.3%)

Blue147 (57.6%)

Hue222.16°

Saturation (HSL)33.64%

Lightness43.14%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 49 · G 5F · B 93

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