Information about #495A87 color
Basic facts about this digital color
The color #495A87 reads as a softly balanced azure and sits on the lighter side of the spectrum. Expect to see shades like this in understated, calm designs that favor harmony over drama. In The Official Register of Color Names it is practically indistinguishable from Dusk (#4E5481). Nearby in the Register you will also find Twilight (#4E518B) and Rustic Blue (#525D80).
In RGB terms — rgb(73, 90, 135) — the blue channel does the heavy lifting here. If you plan to put text on a #495A87 background, choose white — the contrast ratio is 6.8:1 (passing WCAG AA), while black manages only 3.1:1. #495A87 has no official name yet. If this shade means something to you, you can be the one to name it.
#495A87 color variations
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#495A87 color tints
Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
#495A87 color shades
Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
#495A87 color tones
Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
#495A87 color hues
A hue refers to the basic neighbors of color and is variation of base color on the color wheel.
#495A87 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.
Split complementary
Split complementary schemes are like complementary but they uses two adiacent colors of the complement. They are more flexible than complementary ones.
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.
Triadic
Triadic color schemes are created by picking three colors equally spaced on the color wheel. They appear quite contrasted and multicolored.
Tetradic
Tetradic color schemes are made form two couples of complementary colors in a rectangular shape on the color wheel.
Square
Square color schemes are like tetradic arranged in a square instead of rectangle. Colors appear even more contrasting.
Alternatives to #495A87 color
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Nearest named colors to #495A87
The closest officially registered color names in the Register, ordered by similarity — your shade’s neighborhood is already being claimed.
#4E5481
#4E518B
#525D80
#4C567C
#4E5180
#535E7F
#475F94
#475877
#4F698B
#4C6B88
#3C6886
#55698B
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Conversions between color systems and etc.
- HEX#495A87
- RGB73, 90, 135
- CMYK24, 18, 0, 47
- CSSrgb(73, 90, 135)
- HSL224°, 30%, 41%
- HSL Precise223.548°, 29.808%, 40.784%
- HSV224°, 46%, 53%
- HSB224°, 46%, 53%
- Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.286
- Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.353
- Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.529
- GLSLvec3(0.286, 0.353, 0.529)
- GLSL with alphavec4(0.286, 0.353, 0.529, 1.000)
- HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.286, 0.353, 0.529)
- Percentage of Red in RGB28.6%
- Percentage of Green in RGB35.3%
- Percentage of Blue in RGB52.9%
- Color FamilyAzure
- Saturation FamilyMild Saturation
- Lightness FamilyLight
- HEX ID495A87
- DECIMAL ID4807303
- Name LengthThis color has no name
- Seen by search & AI crawlers304 times
- Counting from2025-01-01
