What color is #495675?

#495675 is a dark, grayish blue, closest to the named color Deep Indigo. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #495675?

The RGB value is 73, 86, 117: 73 red, 86 green and 117 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #495675?

The complementary color is #756849, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #495675?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.87:1 and white text 7.31:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#495675 color

#495675 rgb(73, 86, 117)

Shades of blue

The hex color #495675 is a dark, grayish blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 28.6% red, 33.7% green and 45.9% blue (73, 86, 117).

Its hue angle is 222°, with 23% saturation and 37% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 38% cyan, 26% magenta, 0% yellow and 54% black.

The closest named color is Deep Indigo (#4C567A), a difference of 2.1 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.31:1).

#495675 color codes

HEX	`#495675`
RGB	`rgb(73, 86, 117)`
RGB percent	`rgb(28.6%, 33.7%, 45.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(222, 23%, 37%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(222, 38%, 46%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(38%, 26%, 0%, 54%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(36.66, 3.29, -19.26)`
CIE LCH	`lch(36.66, 19.54, 279.7)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(9.285, 9.356, 18.143)`
Decimal	`4806261`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #495675, 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 #495675	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.87:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.31:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#495675 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.31:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.87:1	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 #495675 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #495675; }
.text { color: #495675; }
.border { border: 2px solid #495675; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(73 86 117 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #495675, #524975); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Charcoal.

Questions

What color is #495675?: #495675 is a dark, grayish blue, closest to the named color Deep Indigo. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #495675?: The RGB value is 73, 86, 117: 73 red, 86 green and 117 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #495675?: The complementary color is #756849, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #495675?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.87:1 and white text 7.31:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.