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#495C8B

#495c8b ≈ Queen Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#495c8b 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 54.51% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 47.48% cyan, 33.81% magenta, 0% yellow and 45.49% black. Its hue angle is 222.73°, with 31.13% saturation and 41.57% 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 6.59:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Queen Blue (#436b95), ΔE 7.21.

Description generated from the measured properties of this color.

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Web safe#336699
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Relative luminance0.1093

Complementary

  1. #495c8b
  2. #8b7849

Split complementary

  1. #495c8b
  2. #8b5749
  3. #7d8b49

Analogous

  1. #497d8b
  2. #495c8b
  3. #57498b

Triadic

  1. #495c8b
  2. #8b495c
  3. #5c8b49

Tetradic

  1. #495c8b
  2. #78498b
  3. #8b7849
  4. #5c8b49

Square

  1. #495c8b
  2. #8b497d
  3. #8b7849
  4. #498b57

Monochromatic

  1. #141a27
  2. #2f3b59
  3. #495c8b
  4. #6e82b3
  5. #a0adcd

Shades

#495c8b mixed progressively with black.

  1. #495c8b
  2. #42537d
  3. #3a4a6f
  4. #334061
  5. #2c3753
  6. #252e46
  7. #1d2538
  8. #161c2a
  9. #0f121c
  10. #07090e
  11. #000000

Tints

#495c8b mixed progressively with white.

  1. #495c8b
  2. #5b6c97
  3. #6d7da2
  4. #808dae
  5. #929db9
  6. #a4aec5
  7. #b6bed1
  8. #c8cedc
  9. #dbdee8
  10. #edeff3
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#495c8b mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #495c8b
  2. #4f608a
  3. #546389
  4. #5a6788
  5. #5f6a87
  6. #656e86
  7. #6a7284
  8. #707583
  9. #757982
  10. #7b7c81
  11. #808080

Readable text 6.59:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.19:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #5d5d5d ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #565d72 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #4b608d ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #445a8a ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #30666d ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #4a5f8c ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #465b8a ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #3b627a ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-495c8b {
  color: #495c8b;
}
Background
.bg-495c8b {
  background-color: #495c8b;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-495c8b {
  border: 2px solid #495c8b;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #495c8b;
  --color-primary-rgb: 73 92 139;
  --color-primary-hsl: 223 31% 42%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-495c8b {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #495c8b, #57498b);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-495c8b {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(73 92 139 / 0.35);
}

#436b95 Queen Blue ΔE 7.21 #26619c Lapis Lazuli ΔE 7.51 #0f4d92 Yale Blue ΔE 8.23 #0f52ba Sapphire ΔE 8.69 #1560bd Denim ΔE 8.82 #0047ab Cobalt Blue ΔE 9.75 #0067a5 Medium Persian Blue ΔE 10.78 #b6a374 Inverted #5d5d5d Grayscale 

Queen Blue
#495c8b  rgb(73, 92, 139)  hsl(223, 31%, 42%)  Queen Blue
#8b7849  rgb(139, 120, 73)  hsl(43, 31%, 42%)  Raw Umber
#8b495c  rgb(139, 73, 92)  hsl(343, 31%, 42%)  Twilight Lavender
#5c8b49  rgb(92, 139, 73)  hsl(103, 31%, 42%)  Sap Green