What color is #495382?

#495382 is a desaturated blue, closest to the named color Dusk. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #495382?

The RGB value is 73, 83, 130: 73 red, 83 green and 130 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #495382?

The complementary color is #827849, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #495382?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.84:1 and white text 7.39:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#495382 color

#495382 rgb(73, 83, 130)

Shades of blue

The hex color #495382 is a desaturated blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 28.6% red, 32.5% green and 51% blue (73, 83, 130).

Its hue angle is 229°, with 28% saturation and 40% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 44% cyan, 36% magenta, 0% yellow and 49% black.

The closest named color is Dusk (#4E5481), a difference of 1.4 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.39:1).

#495382 color codes

HEX	`#495382`
RGB	`rgb(73, 83, 130)`
RGB percent	`rgb(28.6%, 32.5%, 51%)`
HSL	`hsl(229, 28%, 40%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(229, 44%, 51%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(44%, 36%, 0%, 49%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(36.39, 9.17, -27.69)`
CIE LCH	`lch(36.39, 29.17, 288.33)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(9.869, 9.214, 22.373)`
Decimal	`4805506`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #495382, based on their position on the color wheel.

Complementary

The color opposite on the color wheel (180°). Strongest contrast.

Analogous

Neighbors 30° either side. Calm, natural combinations.

Split complementary

The two colors next to the complement (150° and 210°).

Triadic

Three colors evenly spaced, 120° apart.

Tetradic (square)

Four colors 90° apart.

Shades, tints and tones

Shades (darker, mixed with black)

Tints (lighter, mixed with white)

Tones (mixed with gray)

Contrast and accessibility

Text on #495382	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.84:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.39:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#495382 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.39:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.84:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

WCAG 2 asks for 4.5:1 for normal text (AA), 7:1 for AAA, and 3:1 for large text. Check other pairs.

Color blindness simulation

How #495382 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #495382; }
.text { color: #495382; }
.border { border: 2px solid #495382; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(73 83 130 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #495382, #5b4982); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Slate Blue.

Questions

What color is #495382?: #495382 is a desaturated blue, closest to the named color Dusk. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #495382?: The RGB value is 73, 83, 130: 73 red, 83 green and 130 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #495382?: The complementary color is #827849, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #495382?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.84:1 and white text 7.39:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.