What color is #495777?

#495777 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 #495777?

The RGB value is 73, 87, 119: 73 red, 87 green and 119 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #495777?

The complementary color is #776949, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #495777?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.91:1 and white text 7.21:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#495777 color

#495777 rgb(73, 87, 119)

Shades of blue

The hex color #495777 is a dark, grayish blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 28.6% red, 34.1% green and 46.7% blue (73, 87, 119).

Its hue angle is 222°, with 24% saturation and 38% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 39% cyan, 27% magenta, 0% yellow and 53% 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 7.21:1).

#495777 color codes

HEX	`#495777`
RGB	`rgb(73, 87, 119)`
RGB percent	`rgb(28.6%, 34.1%, 46.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(222, 24%, 38%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(222, 39%, 47%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(39%, 27%, 0%, 53%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(37.05, 3.26, -19.9)`
CIE LCH	`lch(37.05, 20.16, 279.3)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(9.485, 9.564, 18.796)`
Decimal	`4806519`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #495777, 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 #495777	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.91:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.21:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#495777 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.21:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.91:1	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 #495777 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #495777; }
.text { color: #495777; }
.border { border: 2px solid #495777; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(73 87 119 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #495777, #524977); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Charcoal.

Questions

What color is #495777?: #495777 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 #495777?: The RGB value is 73, 87, 119: 73 red, 87 green and 119 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #495777?: The complementary color is #776949, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #495777?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.91:1 and white text 7.21:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.