#495a88

Color #495a88

A muted medium blue.

Closest named color Steel Blue #4682b4 · ΔE 17.96 Nearest Tailwind class slate-600 #45556c · ΔE 6.9

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Conversions

HEX

#495a88

RGB

rgb(73, 90, 136)

HSL

hsl(223.8, 30.1%, 41%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(223.8, 46.3%, 53.3%)

CMYK

cmyk(46.3%, 33.8%, 0%, 46.7%)

LAB

lab(38.74, 6.59, -27.68)

LCH

lch(38.74, 28.45, 283.39)

OKLCH

oklch(47.4%, 0.0778, 267.94)

HWB

hwb(223.8, 28.6%, 46.7%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#887749

Analogous

#497a88

#495a88

#584988

Triadic

#495a88

#88495a

#5a8849

Split-complementary

#495a88

#885849

#7a8849

Tetradic

#495a88

#774988

#887749

#5a8849

Square

#495a88

#88497a

#887749

#498858

Shades

Color #495a88 mixed toward black.

#3d4b71

#313c5b

#252d44

#181e2d

#0c0f17

Tints

Color #495a88 mixed toward white.

#5c70a7

#7d8db9

#9da9ca

#bec6dc

#dee2ed

Tones

Color #495a88 mixed toward gray.

#4e5c83

#545f7e

#596178

#5e6473

#63666e

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

6.77:1

Aa Black text on this color

3.1:1

White text reads better on this background (6.77:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#51517f · ΔE 5.5

Deuteranopia

#504f7c · ΔE 6.1

Tritanopia

#4a7775 · ΔE 23.7

Achromatopsia

#5b5b5b · ΔE 17.6

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #495a88;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#495a88]

Related colors

Royal Blue #4169e1

Cornflower Blue #6495ed

Light Steel Blue #b0c4de

Light Slate Gray #778899

Slate Gray #708090

Dodger Blue #1e90ff

Frequently asked questions

#495a88 (#495a88) is rgb(73, 90, 136) in RGB.

No, #495a88 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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