#495FBD

A medium, moderate blue closely aligning with Royalblue.

About #495FBD

When working with digital screens, the color #495FBD is rendered by mixing light. It is closely associated with the named CSS color Royalblue. In the RGB color space, it consists of 73 red, 95 green, and 189 blue.

Translating this color to physical media requires the CMYK color model. To reproduce this shade on paper, a printer utilizes 61% cyan and 50% magenta inks. Always request a physical proof before doing a large print run with this exact code.

When using this color as a background, text legibility must be considered. The calculated luminance score dictates that #FFFFFF typography is the safest choice. You can view the detailed AAA and AA pass/fail metrics in the table below.

Color Space Conversions

HEX#495FBD
RGB73, 95, 189
HSL228.6°, 46.8%, 51.4%
CMYK61%, 50%, 0%, 26%
HSV228.6°, 61.4%, 74.1%
LAB43.2, 21.2, -52.1
XYZ16.0, 13.3, 49.9
Decimal4808637

Color Harmonies

Complementary

Analogous

Triadic

Tints, Shades & Tones

Tints (Adding White)

Shades (Adding Black)

WCAG Contrast Accessibility

5.75:1
Text on #FFFFFF
AA
3.66:1
Text on #000000
AA Large
5.49:1
Text on #F8FAFC
AA
3.11:1
Text on #0F172A
AA Large

CSS Implementation

.bg-color { background-color: #495FBD; }
.text-color { color: #495FBD; }
.border-color { border: 2px solid #495FBD; }

Similar Colors

Royalblue
#4169E1