What color is #495E81?

#495E81 is a desaturated azure, closest to the named color Sailor. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #495E81?

The RGB value is 73, 94, 129: 73 red, 94 green and 129 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #495E81?

The complementary color is #816C49, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #495E81?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.2:1 and white text 6.56:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#495E81 color

#495E81 rgb(73, 94, 129)

Shades of blue

The hex color #495E81 is a desaturated azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 28.6% red, 36.9% green and 50.6% blue (73, 94, 129).

Its hue angle is 218°, with 28% saturation and 40% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 43% cyan, 27% magenta, 0% yellow and 49% black.

The closest named color is Sailor (#445780), a difference of 2.9 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.56:1).

#495E81 color codes

HEX	`#495E81`
RGB	`rgb(73, 94, 129)`
RGB percent	`rgb(28.6%, 36.9%, 50.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(218, 28%, 40%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(218, 43%, 51%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(43%, 27%, 0%, 49%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(39.59, 1.9, -22.09)`
CIE LCH	`lch(39.59, 22.17, 274.91)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(10.712, 11.006, 22.325)`
Decimal	`4808321`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #495E81, 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 #495E81	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.2:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.56:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#495E81 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.56:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.2:1	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 #495E81 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #495e81; }
.text { color: #495e81; }
.border { border: 2px solid #495e81; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(73 94 129 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #495e81, #504981); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Charcoal.

Questions

What color is #495E81?: #495E81 is a desaturated azure, closest to the named color Sailor. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #495E81?: The RGB value is 73, 94, 129: 73 red, 94 green and 129 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #495E81?: The complementary color is #816C49, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #495E81?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.2:1 and white text 6.56:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.