What color is #495C82?

#495C82 is a desaturated blue, closest to the named color Sailor. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #495C82?

The RGB value is 73, 92, 130: 73 red, 92 green and 130 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #495C82?

The complementary color is #826F49, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #495C82?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.14:1 and white text 6.7:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#495C82 color

#495C82 rgb(73, 92, 130)

Shades of blue

The hex color #495C82 is a desaturated blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 28.6% red, 36.1% green and 51% blue (73, 92, 130).

Its hue angle is 220°, with 28% saturation and 40% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 44% cyan, 29% magenta, 0% yellow and 49% black.

The closest named color is Sailor (#445780), a difference of 1.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.7:1).

#495C82 color codes

HEX	`#495C82`
RGB	`rgb(73, 92, 130)`
RGB percent	`rgb(28.6%, 36.1%, 51%)`
HSL	`hsl(220, 28%, 40%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(220, 44%, 51%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(44%, 29%, 0%, 49%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(39.04, 3.45, -23.55)`
CIE LCH	`lch(39.04, 23.8, 278.34)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(10.603, 10.682, 22.618)`
Decimal	`4807810`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #495C82, 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 #495C82	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.14:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.7:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#495C82 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.7:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.14:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

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 #495C82 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #495c82; }
.text { color: #495c82; }
.border { border: 2px solid #495c82; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(73 92 130 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #495c82, #534982); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Slate Blue.

Questions

What color is #495C82?: #495C82 is a desaturated blue, closest to the named color Sailor. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #495C82?: The RGB value is 73, 92, 130: 73 red, 92 green and 130 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #495C82?: The complementary color is #826F49, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #495C82?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.14:1 and white text 6.7:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.