#495ED1 Hex Color
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#495ed1 is a hex color. It can be described as saturated, strong, lush, ablaze, beaming, bold, brilliant, flamboyant, vibrant, vivid, loud, fairly saturated, cold, cool, blue, blueish and indigo. It is a shade of blue, indigo. The hex code is #495ed1.
Questions about #495ed1
What is #495ed1 in RGB, HSL and CMYK?
In RGB, #495ed1 is rgb(73, 94, 209), in HSL hsl(231, 60%, 55%) and in CMYK 65%, 55%, 0%, 18%.
Is #495ed1 readable on white or black?
#495ed1 has a 5.51:1 contrast ratio on white and 3.80:1 on black. WCAG asks for 4.5:1 for body text and 3:1 for large text, so on white it works for body text and on black it works only for large text (24px, or 18.5px bold). Try other pairs in the contrast checker.