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495CAC

#495CAC closest to Starstruck

#495CAC is a medium, moderately saturated blue; the closest named color is Starstruck. In the RGB color model it is made of 28.6% red, 36.1% green and 67.5% blue (rgb(73, 92, 172)). Its HSL value is 228° hue, 40% saturation and 48% lightness, and in CMYK it is 58% cyan, 47% magenta, 0% yellow and 33% black. #495CAC is a cool color. White text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 6.16:1.

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Variations of #495CAC

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

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

  • Dog vision 93% similarHow dogs see it · simulated as #295DAA
  • Protanopia 94% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #3766AF
  • Protanomaly 96% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #3B63AE
  • Deuteranopia 93% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #295DAA
  • Deuteranomaly 96% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #365EAB
  • Tritanopia 77% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #066E7B
  • Tritanomaly 91% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #3C6498
  • Achromatopsia 74% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #616161
  • Achromatomaly 82% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #5C607A

#495CAC contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
6.16:1 Good#495CAC text on white
AA normalPassAAA normalFail
AA largePassAAA largePass
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
3.41:1 Poor#495CAC text on black
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largePassAAA largeFail

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#495CAC in CSS

/* Starstruck */
.color { color: #495CAC; }
.background { background-color: #495CAC; }
.border { border: 1px solid #495CAC; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(73 92 172);
color: hsl(228 40% 48%);
color: oklch(0.500 0.129 271.0);

#495CAC FAQ

What color is #495CAC?

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

What is the RGB value of #495CAC?

#495CAC is rgb(73, 92, 172) in RGB, hsl(228, 40%, 48%) in HSL and cmyk(58%, 47%, 0%, 33%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #495CAC?

The complementary color of #495CAC is #AC9949, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #495CAC?

White text has the best contrast on #495CAC: 6.16:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #495CAC a warm or cool color?

#495CAC is a cool color.