Close to Dusk
#495D8A
#495D8A is a mid-tone, muted blue, close to the color Dusk. In RGB it’s made of 28.6% red, 36.5% green, and 54.1% blue. Its hue is 222°, with 31% saturation and 41% lightness, so it reads as a cool color. White text sits best on top of it.
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Combinations from the color wheel, built around #495D8A.
Split complementary
The two neighbors of the complement: contrast that’s easier to balance.
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Two complementary pairs: rich, best with one color in charge.
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WCAG contrast ratios for text. 4.5:1 is the minimum for body text, 3:1 for large text.
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About 1 in 12 men and 1 in 200 women see color differently. Here’s #495D8A as they’d see it.
#495D8A in use
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Body text stays dark for reading; the color carries buttons, links, and accents.
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Questions about #495D8A
What color is #495D8A?
#495D8A is a mid-tone, muted blue, close to the color Dusk. In RGB it’s made of 28.6% red, 36.5% green, and 54.1% blue. Its hue is 222°, with 31% saturation and 41% lightness, so it reads as a cool color. White text sits best on top of it.
What is #495D8A in RGB?
#495D8A is rgb(73, 93, 138): 73 red, 93 green, and 138 blue on a 0–255 scale.
What is #495D8A in CMYK?
Roughly cmyk(47, 33, 0, 46). Print results depend on paper and press, so proof it before a big print run.
What Pantone is closest to #495D8A?
PANTONE 7691 C is the closest match in our list. Screen colors and ink never match perfectly; check a physical Pantone guide.
What color goes with #495D8A?
Its complement #6E5C30 gives the strongest contrast. For something calmer, try its analogous neighbors, or its own tints and shades above.