#495E9C Color

#495E9C is rgb(73, 94, 156) in RGB and hsl(225, 36%, 45%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is DarkSlateBlue. White text is most readable on this background.

#495E9C

HEX#495E9C

RGBrgb(73, 94, 156)

HSLhsl(225, 36%, 45%)

HSVhsv(225, 53%, 61%)

OKLCHoklch(49.4% 0.103 268.4)

CMYKcmyk(53%, 40%, 0%, 39%)

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #495E9C background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1.

TextWhite text6.24:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✗

TextBlack text3.36:1AA normal ✗AA large ✓AAA normal ✗

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #495E9C based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#495E9C Complementary#9C8749 Analogous#49879C Analogous#5E499C Triadic#9C495E Triadic#5E9C49

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #495E9C, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#5C72B2 #7487BE #909FCB #A8B4D6 #C4CCE3 #DCE1EF

Shades

#405287 #364572 #2C385E #242E4C #1A2137 #101523

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