What color is #495E82?

#495E82 is a desaturated azure, closest to the named color Sailor. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #495E82?

The RGB value is 73, 94, 130: 73 red, 94 green and 130 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #495E82?

The complementary color is #826D49, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #495E82?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.21:1 and white text 6.55:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#495E82 color

#495E82 rgb(73, 94, 130)

Shades of blue

The hex color #495E82 is a desaturated azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 28.6% red, 36.9% green and 51% blue (73, 94, 130).

Its hue angle is 218°, with 28% saturation and 40% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 44% cyan, 28% magenta, 0% yellow and 49% black.

The closest named color is Sailor (#445780), a difference of 2.7 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.55:1).

#495E82 color codes

HEX	`#495E82`
RGB	`rgb(73, 94, 130)`
RGB percent	`rgb(28.6%, 36.9%, 51%)`
HSL	`hsl(218, 28%, 40%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(218, 44%, 51%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(44%, 28%, 0%, 49%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(39.64, 2.2, -22.63)`
CIE LCH	`lch(39.64, 22.73, 275.56)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(10.778, 11.033, 22.676)`
Decimal	`4808322`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #495E82, 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 #495E82	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.21:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.55:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#495E82 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.55:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.21:1	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 #495E82 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #495e82; }
.text { color: #495e82; }
.border { border: 2px solid #495e82; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(73 94 130 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #495e82, #504982); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Charcoal.

Questions

What color is #495E82?: #495E82 is a desaturated azure, closest to the named color Sailor. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #495E82?: The RGB value is 73, 94, 130: 73 red, 94 green and 130 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #495E82?: The complementary color is #826D49, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #495E82?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.21:1 and white text 6.55:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.