#495974

Color #495974

A muted dark blue.

Closest named color Charcoal #36454f · ΔE 13.79 Nearest Tailwind class slate-600 #45556c · ΔE 2.2

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Conversions

HEX

#495974

RGB

rgb(73, 89, 116)

HSL

hsl(217.7, 22.8%, 37.1%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(217.7, 37.1%, 45.5%)

CMYK

cmyk(37.1%, 23.3%, 0%, 54.5%)

LAB

lab(37.52, 1.12, -17.32)

LCH

lch(37.52, 17.36, 273.7)

OKLCH

oklch(46.2%, 0.0485, 260.75)

HWB

hwb(217.7, 28.6%, 54.5%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#746449

Analogous

#496f74

#495974

#4f4974

Triadic

#495974

#744959

#597449

Split-complementary

#495974

#744f49

#6f7449

Tetradic

#495974

#644974

#746449

#597449

Square

#495974

#74496f

#746449

#49744f

Shades

Color #495974 mixed toward black.

#3d4a61

#313b4d

#252d3a

#181e27

#0c0f13

Tints

Color #495974 mixed toward white.

#5e7295

#7c8eac

#9daac1

#bdc6d6

#dee3ea

Tones

Color #495974 mixed toward gray.

#4d5a71

#505b6d

#545c69

#575d66

#5b5e62

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

7.08:1

Aa Black text on this color

2.96:1

White text reads better on this background (7.08:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#50516e · ΔE 6.8

Deuteranopia

#4f4e6d · ΔE 8

Tritanopia

#4a6968 · ΔE 16.8

Achromatopsia

#585858 · ΔE 12.5

Left half is the original, right half is the simulated appearance. See all 8 vision types →

Code

CSS

background-color: #495974;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#495974]

Related colors

Cornflower Blue #6495ed

Light Steel Blue #b0c4de

Royal Blue #4169e1

Light Slate Gray #778899

Slate Gray #708090

Dodger Blue #1e90ff

Frequently asked questions

#495974 (#495974) is rgb(73, 89, 116) in RGB.

No, #495974 is not one of the 216 web-safe colors — for that, every RGB channel would have to be a multiple of 51.

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