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#495C6D Seven Seas

#495C6D is a dark, muted blue named Seven Seas. In the RGB color model it is made of 28.6% red, 36.1% green and 42.7% blue (rgb(73, 92, 109)). Its HSL value is 208° hue, 20% saturation and 36% lightness, and in CMYK it is 33% cyan, 16% magenta, 0% yellow and 57% black. #495C6D is a cool color. White text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 6.92:1.

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Variations of #495C6D

Shades

Mixed with black: richer and darker.

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Tints

Mixed with white: lighter and softer.

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Tones

Mixed with gray: calmer and more muted.

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Hues

The same lightness and chroma, rotated around the color wheel.

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Temperatures

Cooler on the left, warmer on the right.

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#495C6D color harmonies

Complementary

The opposite hue — maximum contrast and energy.

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Split complementary

The two hues next to the complement — contrast with less tension.

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Analogous

Neighbouring hues — calm, cohesive and natural.

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Triadic

Three hues evenly spaced at 120° — vibrant yet balanced.

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Tetradic

Two complementary pairs — rich, best with one dominant color.

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Square

Four hues spaced at 90° — bold and playful.

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#495C6D for color-blind viewers (and dogs)

How #495C6D appears with each type of color vision deficiency (Machado 2009 model) — and to your dog. Try the dog vision simulator →

  • Dog vision 97% similarHow dogs see it · simulated as #51586D
  • Protanopia 97% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #555C6E
  • Protanomaly 97% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #525C6E
  • Deuteranopia 97% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #51586D
  • Deuteranomaly 98% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #4F5A6D
  • Tritanopia 94% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #3E6061
  • Tritanomaly 97% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #455E68
  • Achromatopsia 93% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #5A5A5A
  • Achromatomaly 95% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #565A5F

#495C6D contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
6.92:1 Good#495C6D text on white
AA normalPassAAA normalFail
AA largePassAAA largePass
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
3.03:1 Poor#495C6D text on black
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largePassAAA largeFail

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#495C6D in CSS

/* Seven Seas */
.color { color: #495C6D; }
.background { background-color: #495C6D; }
.border { border: 1px solid #495C6D; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(73 92 109);
color: hsl(208 20% 36%);
color: oklch(0.466 0.036 245.7);

#495C6D FAQ

What color is #495C6D?

#495C6D is a dark, muted blue. Its closest named color is Seven Seas. It belongs to the blue color family and is a cool color.

What is the RGB value of #495C6D?

#495C6D is rgb(73, 92, 109) in RGB, hsl(208, 20%, 36%) in HSL and cmyk(33%, 16%, 0%, 57%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #495C6D?

The complementary color of #495C6D is #6D5A49, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #495C6D?

White text has the best contrast on #495C6D: 6.92:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #495C6D a warm or cool color?

#495C6D is a cool color.