#495b74

Color #495b74

A muted dark blue.

Closest named color Charcoal #36454f · ΔE 13.25 Nearest Tailwind class slate-600 #45556c · ΔE 2.2

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Conversions

HEX

#495b74

RGB

rgb(73, 91, 116)

HSL

hsl(214.9, 22.8%, 37.1%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(214.9, 37.1%, 45.5%)

CMYK

cmyk(37.1%, 21.6%, 0%, 54.5%)

LAB

lab(38.13, -0.13, -16.39)

LCH

lch(38.13, 16.39, 269.55)

OKLCH

oklch(46.6%, 0.0465, 256.71)

HWB

hwb(214.9, 28.6%, 54.5%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#746249

Analogous

#497174

#495b74

#4d4974

Triadic

#495b74

#74495b

#5b7449

Split-complementary

#495b74

#744d49

#717449

Tetradic

#495b74

#624974

#746249

#5b7449

Square

#495b74

#744971

#746249

#49744d

Shades

Color #495b74 mixed toward black.

#3d4c61

#313d4d

#252e3a

#181e27

#0c0f13

Tints

Color #495b74 mixed toward white.

#5e7595

#7c90ac

#9dacc1

#bdc8d6

#dee3ea

Tones

Color #495b74 mixed toward gray.

#4d5c71

#505c6d

#545d69

#575d66

#5b5e62

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

6.93:1

Aa Black text on this color

3.03:1

White text reads better on this background (6.93:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#51526f · ΔE 8.2

Deuteranopia

#504f6d · ΔE 9.3

Tritanopia

#4a6a69 · ΔE 15.7

Achromatopsia

#5a5a5a · ΔE 12

Left half is the original, right half is the simulated appearance. See all 8 vision types →

Code

CSS

background-color: #495b74;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#495b74]

Related colors

Light Steel Blue #b0c4de

Cornflower Blue #6495ed

Light Slate Gray #778899

Slate Gray #708090

Dodger Blue #1e90ff

Alice Blue #f0f8ff

Frequently asked questions

#495b74 (#495b74) is rgb(73, 91, 116) in RGB.

No, #495b74 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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