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#495C94 closest to Piccadilly Purple

#495C94 is a medium, moderately saturated blue; the closest named color is Piccadilly Purple. In the RGB color model it is made of 28.6% red, 36.1% green and 58.0% blue (rgb(73, 92, 148)). Its HSL value is 225° hue, 34% saturation and 43% lightness, and in CMYK it is 51% cyan, 38% magenta, 0% yellow and 42% black. #495C94 is a cool color. White text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 6.48:1.

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Variations of #495C94

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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#495C94 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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#495C94 for color-blind viewers (and dogs)

How #495C94 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 #3F5B93
  • Protanopia 97% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #476296
  • Protanomaly 98% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #476095
  • Deuteranopia 97% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #3F5B93
  • Deuteranomaly 98% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #435C93
  • Tritanopia 83% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #296871
  • Tritanomaly 93% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #406185
  • Achromatopsia 81% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #5E5E5E
  • Achromatomaly 87% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #595E6F

#495C94 contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
6.48:1 Good#495C94 text on white
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AA largePassAAA largePass
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
3.24:1 Poor#495C94 text on black
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largePassAAA largeFail

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#495C94 in CSS

/* Piccadilly Purple */
.color { color: #495C94; }
.background { background-color: #495C94; }
.border { border: 1px solid #495C94; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(73 92 148);
color: hsl(225 34% 43%);
color: oklch(0.485 0.093 268.6);

#495C94 FAQ

What color is #495C94?

#495C94 is a medium, moderately saturated blue. Its closest named color is Piccadilly Purple. It belongs to the blue color family and is a cool color.

What is the RGB value of #495C94?

#495C94 is rgb(73, 92, 148) in RGB, hsl(225, 34%, 43%) in HSL and cmyk(51%, 38%, 0%, 42%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #495C94?

The complementary color of #495C94 is #948149, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #495C94?

White text has the best contrast on #495C94: 6.48:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #495C94 a warm or cool color?

#495C94 is a cool color.