What color is #495487?

#495487 is a desaturated blue, closest to the named color Piccadilly Purple. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #495487?

The RGB value is 73, 84, 135: 73 red, 84 green and 135 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #495487?

The complementary color is #877C49, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #495487?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.9:1 and white text 7.24:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#495487 color

#495487 rgb(73, 84, 135)

Shades of blue

The hex color #495487 is a desaturated blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 28.6% red, 32.9% green and 52.9% blue (73, 84, 135).

Its hue angle is 229°, with 30% saturation and 41% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 46% cyan, 38% magenta, 0% yellow and 47% black.

The closest named color is Piccadilly Purple (#51588E), a difference of 2.1 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.24:1).

#495487 color codes

HEX	`#495487`
RGB	`rgb(73, 84, 135)`
RGB percent	`rgb(28.6%, 32.9%, 52.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(229, 30%, 41%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(229, 46%, 53%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(46%, 38%, 0%, 47%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(36.94, 10.11, -29.89)`
CIE LCH	`lch(36.94, 31.55, 288.69)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(10.29, 9.506, 24.21)`
Decimal	`4805767`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #495487, 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 #495487	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.9:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.24:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#495487 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.24:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.9:1	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 #495487 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #495487; }
.text { color: #495487; }
.border { border: 2px solid #495487; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(73 84 135 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #495487, #5d4987); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Slate Blue.

Questions

What color is #495487?: #495487 is a desaturated blue, closest to the named color Piccadilly Purple. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #495487?: The RGB value is 73, 84, 135: 73 red, 84 green and 135 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #495487?: The complementary color is #877C49, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #495487?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.9:1 and white text 7.24:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.