#495c79

Color #495c79

A muted dark blue.

Closest named color Charcoal #36454f · ΔE 15.35 Nearest Tailwind class slate-600 #45556c · ΔE 3.2

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Conversions

HEX

#495c79

RGB

rgb(73, 92, 121)

HSL

hsl(216.3, 24.7%, 38%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(216.3, 39.7%, 47.5%)

CMYK

cmyk(39.7%, 24%, 0%, 52.5%)

LAB

lab(38.64, 0.72, -18.67)

LCH

lch(38.64, 18.68, 272.21)

OKLCH

oklch(47.1%, 0.0528, 258.65)

HWB

hwb(216.3, 28.6%, 52.5%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#796649

Analogous

#497479

#495c79

#4e4979

Triadic

#495c79

#79495c

#5c7949

Split-complementary

#495c79

#794e49

#747949

Tetradic

#495c79

#664979

#796649

#5c7949

Square

#495c79

#794974

#796649

#49794e

Shades

Color #495c79 mixed toward black.

#3d4d65

#313d51

#242e3c

#181f28

#0c0f14

Tints

Color #495c79 mixed toward white.

#5d759a

#7c90b0

#9cacc3

#bdc8d7

#dee3eb

Tones

Color #495c79 mixed toward gray.

#4d5d75

#515e71

#555e6d

#595f69

#5d6065

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

6.8:1

Aa Black text on this color

3.09:1

White text reads better on this background (6.8:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#525273 · ΔE 8.2

Deuteranopia

#514f71 · ΔE 9.2

Tritanopia

#4a6e6c · ΔE 18

Achromatopsia

#5b5b5b · ΔE 13.2

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #495c79;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#495c79]

Related colors

Cornflower Blue #6495ed

Light Steel Blue #b0c4de

Light Slate Gray #778899

Slate Gray #708090

Dodger Blue #1e90ff

Alice Blue #f0f8ff

Frequently asked questions

#495c79 (#495c79) is rgb(73, 92, 121) in RGB.

No, #495c79 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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