#495eb0

Color #495eb0

A moderately saturated medium blue.

Closest named color Dark Slate Blue #483d8b · ΔE 14.86 Nearest Tailwind class blue-600 #155dfc · ΔE 9.2

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Conversions

HEX

#495eb0

RGB

rgb(73, 94, 176)

HSL

hsl(227.8, 41.4%, 48.8%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(227.8, 58.5%, 69%)

CMYK

cmyk(58.5%, 46.6%, 0%, 31%)

LAB

lab(42.09, 17.31, -46.27)

LCH

lch(42.09, 49.4, 290.51)

OKLCH

oklch(50.7%, 0.132, 270.3)

HWB

hwb(227.8, 28.6%, 31%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#b09b49

Analogous

#4991b0

#495eb0

#6749b0

Triadic

#495eb0

#b0495e

#5eb049

Split-complementary

#495eb0

#b06749

#91b049

Tetradic

#495eb0

#9b49b0

#b09b49

#5eb049

Square

#495eb0

#b04991

#b09b49

#49b067

Shades

Color #495eb0 mixed toward black.

#3d4e93

#313f75

#242f58

#181f3b

#0c101d

Tints

Color #495eb0 mixed toward white.

#6577bf

#8493cc

#a3aed9

#c1c9e5

#e0e4f2

Tones

Color #495eb0 mixed toward gray.

#5263a7

#5a689f

#636d96

#6b728e

#747785

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

5.98:1

Aa Black text on this color

3.51:1

White text reads better on this background (5.98:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#5353a1 · ΔE 5.4

Deuteranopia

#52509d · ΔE 6.4

Tritanopia

#4a9491 · ΔE 32

Achromatopsia

#636363 · ΔE 23.6

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #495eb0;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#495eb0]

Related colors

Royal Blue #4169e1

Cornflower Blue #6495ed

Navy #000080

Lavender #e6e6fa

Blue #0000ff

Dark Blue #00008b

Frequently asked questions

#495eb0 (#495eb0) is rgb(73, 94, 176) in RGB.

No, #495eb0 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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