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#495C8A

#495c8a ≈ Queen Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#495c8a is a color from the blue family, with medium lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 28.63% red, 36.08% green and 54.12% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 47.1% cyan, 33.33% magenta, 0% yellow and 45.88% black. Its hue angle is 222.46°, with 30.81% saturation and 41.37% lightness in HSL. It is a cool color, often associated with trust, stability and focus. Designers typically use it for technology products, finance and banking and brand accents. White text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 6.6:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Queen Blue (#436b95), ΔE 7.22.

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Web safe#336699
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Relative luminance0.1091

Complementary

  1. #495c8a
  2. #8a7749

Split complementary

  1. #495c8a
  2. #8a5649
  3. #7c8a49

Analogous

  1. #497c8a
  2. #495c8a
  3. #56498a

Triadic

  1. #495c8a
  2. #8a495c
  3. #5c8a49

Tetradic

  1. #495c8a
  2. #77498a
  3. #8a7749
  4. #5c8a49

Square

  1. #495c8a
  2. #8a497c
  3. #8a7749
  4. #498a56

Monochromatic

  1. #141926
  2. #2f3b58
  3. #495c8a
  4. #6d82b2
  5. #a0adcc

Shades

#495c8a mixed progressively with black.

  1. #495c8a
  2. #42537c
  3. #3a4a6e
  4. #334061
  5. #2c3753
  6. #252e45
  7. #1d2537
  8. #161c29
  9. #0f121c
  10. #07090e
  11. #000000

Tints

#495c8a mixed progressively with white.

  1. #495c8a
  2. #5b6c96
  3. #6d7da1
  4. #808dad
  5. #929db9
  6. #a4aec5
  7. #b6bed0
  8. #c8cedc
  9. #dbdee8
  10. #edeff3
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#495c8a mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #495c8a
  2. #4f6089
  3. #546388
  4. #5a6787
  5. #5f6a86
  6. #656e85
  7. #6a7284
  8. #707583
  9. #757982
  10. #7b7c81
  11. #808080

Readable text 6.6:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.18:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #5d5d5d ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #565d72 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #4b608c ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #445a89 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #30666d ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #4a5e8b ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #465b89 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #3c6279 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-495c8a {
  color: #495c8a;
}
Background
.bg-495c8a {
  background-color: #495c8a;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-495c8a {
  border: 2px solid #495c8a;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #495c8a;
  --color-primary-rgb: 73 92 138;
  --color-primary-hsl: 222 31% 41%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-495c8a {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #495c8a, #56498a);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-495c8a {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(73 92 138 / 0.35);
}

#436b95 Queen Blue ΔE 7.22 #26619c Lapis Lazuli ΔE 7.53 #0f4d92 Yale Blue ΔE 8.27 #0f52ba Sapphire ΔE 8.78 #1560bd Denim ΔE 8.91 #0047ab Cobalt Blue ΔE 9.82 #0067a5 Medium Persian Blue ΔE 10.78 #b6a375 Inverted #5d5d5d Grayscale 

Queen Blue
#495c8a  rgb(73, 92, 138)  hsl(222, 31%, 41%)  Queen Blue
#8a7749  rgb(138, 119, 73)  hsl(42, 31%, 41%)  Raw Umber
#8a495c  rgb(138, 73, 92)  hsl(342, 31%, 41%)  Twilight Lavender
#5c8a49  rgb(92, 138, 73)  hsl(102, 31%, 41%)  Sap Green