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#495CAE closest to Starstruck

#495CAE 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 68.2% blue (rgb(73, 92, 174)). Its HSL value is 229° hue, 41% saturation and 48% lightness, and in CMYK it is 58% cyan, 47% magenta, 0% yellow and 32% black. #495CAE is a cool color. White text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 6.13:1.

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Variations of #495CAE

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

How #495CAE 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 #275EAC
  • Protanopia 94% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #3566B1
  • Protanomaly 95% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #3A63B0
  • Deuteranopia 93% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #275EAC
  • Deuteranomaly 95% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #355EAD
  • Tritanopia 76% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #006E7C
  • Tritanomaly 91% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #3B649A
  • Achromatopsia 74% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #626262
  • Achromatomaly 82% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #5C607B

#495CAE contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
6.13:1 Good#495CAE text on white
AA normalPassAAA normalFail
AA largePassAAA largePass
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
3.43:1 Poor#495CAE text on black
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largePassAAA largeFail

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#495CAE in CSS

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

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(73 92 174);
color: hsl(229 41% 48%);
color: oklch(0.502 0.132 271.2);

#495CAE FAQ

What color is #495CAE?

#495CAE 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 #495CAE?

#495CAE is rgb(73, 92, 174) in RGB, hsl(229, 41%, 48%) in HSL and cmyk(58%, 47%, 0%, 32%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #495CAE?

The complementary color of #495CAE is #AE9B49, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #495CAE?

White text has the best contrast on #495CAE: 6.13:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #495CAE a warm or cool color?

#495CAE is a cool color.