Information about #495A7A color

#495A7A color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#495A7A falls into the Azure Color Family — Mild Saturation, Neutral brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(73, 90, 122) — 28.6% red, 35.3% green, 47.8% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 19 / 13 / 0 / 52. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

#495A7A is a moderately toned sky-leaning azure that occupies the middle of the lightness scale. In practice it works well for balanced palettes where no single element should shout. In The Official Register of Color Names it is practically indistinguishable from Chambray (#475877). Slightly further away sit Hendrix (#4C567C) and Dusk (#4E5481).

Technically, the mix leans on its blue channel (rgb(73, 90, 122)), which gives #495A7A its character. On this background, white text reaches a 6.9:1 contrast ratio (passing WCAG AA); black stays at 3.0:1. Out of 16,777,216 possible colors, #495A7A is still unnamed — it can be claimed and named in The Official Register of Color Names.

#495A7A color variations

View this color variations of tints, shades, tones and hues.

#495A7A color harmonies

Color harmonies are pleasing color schemes created according to their position on a color wheel.

Complementary

Complementary color schemes are made by picking two opposite colors con the color wheel. They appear vibrant near to each other.

Complementary color schemes

Split complementary

Split complementary schemes are like complementary but they uses two adiacent colors of the complement. They are more flexible than complementary ones.

Split complementary color scheme

Analogous

Analogous color schemes are made by picking three colors that are next to each other on the color wheel. They are perceived as calm and serene.

Analogous color scheme

Triadic

Triadic color schemes are created by picking three colors equally spaced on the color wheel. They appear quite contrasted and multicolored.

Triadic color scheme

Tetradic

Tetradic color schemes are made form two couples of complementary colors in a rectangular shape on the color wheel.

Tetradic color scheme

Square

Square color schemes are like tetradic arranged in a square instead of rectangle. Colors appear even more contrasting.

Square color scheme

Nearest named colors to #495A7A

The closest officially registered color names in the Register, ordered by similarity — your shade’s neighborhood is already being claimed.

Chambray color link
Chambray

#475877

Hendrix color link
Hendrix

#4C567C

Dusk color link
Dusk

#4E5481

Rustic Blue color link
Rustic Blue

#525D80

Lifesaver color link
Lifesaver

#535E7F

Purple Navy color link
Purple Navy

#4E5180

East Bay color link
East Bay

#47526E

Blue Ashes color link
Blue Ashes

#3B5F78

Enigma color link
Enigma

#515072

Slate color link
Slate

#516572

Quayside color link
Quayside

#424F71

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#495A7A
  • RGB73, 90, 122
  • CMYK19, 13, 0, 52
  • CSSrgb(73, 90, 122)
  • HSL219°, 25%, 38%
  • HSL Precise219.184°, 25.128%, 38.235%
  • HSV219°, 40%, 48%
  • HSB219°, 40%, 48%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.286
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.353
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.478
  • GLSLvec3(0.286, 0.353, 0.478)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.286, 0.353, 0.478, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.286, 0.353, 0.478)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB28.6%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB35.3%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB47.8%
  • Color FamilyAzure
  • Saturation FamilyMild Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyNeutral
  • HEX ID495A7A
  • DECIMAL ID4807290
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
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  • Counting from2025-01-01