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#495C8F

#495c8f ≈ Queen Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#495c8f 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 56.08% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 48.95% cyan, 35.66% magenta, 0% yellow and 43.92% black. Its hue angle is 223.71°, with 32.41% saturation and 42.35% 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 6.54:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Queen Blue (#436b95), ΔE 7.19.

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Web safe#336699
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Relative luminance0.1105

Complementary

  1. #495c8f
  2. #8f7c49

Split complementary

  1. #495c8f
  2. #8f5949
  3. #7f8f49

Analogous

  1. #497f8f
  2. #495c8f
  3. #59498f

Triadic

  1. #495c8f
  2. #8f495c
  3. #5c8f49

Tetradic

  1. #495c8f
  2. #7c498f
  3. #8f7c49
  4. #5c8f49

Square

  1. #495c8f
  2. #8f497f
  3. #8f7c49
  4. #498f59

Monochromatic

  1. #151b2a
  2. #2f3b5c
  3. #495c8f
  4. #6f82b5
  5. #a2aecf

Shades

#495c8f mixed progressively with black.

  1. #495c8f
  2. #425381
  3. #3a4a72
  4. #334064
  5. #2c3756
  6. #252e48
  7. #1d2539
  8. #161c2b
  9. #0f121d
  10. #07090e
  11. #000000

Tints

#495c8f mixed progressively with white.

  1. #495c8f
  2. #5b6c9a
  3. #6d7da5
  4. #808db1
  5. #929dbc
  6. #a4aec7
  7. #b6bed2
  8. #c8cedd
  9. #dbdee9
  10. #edeff4
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#495c8f mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #495c8f
  2. #4f608e
  3. #54638c
  4. #5a678b
  5. #5f6a89
  6. #656e88
  7. #6a7286
  8. #707585
  9. #757983
  10. #7b7c82
  11. #808080

Readable text 6.54:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.21:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #5d5d5d ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #565d74 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #496191 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #425b8e ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #2d676f ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #495f90 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #455b8e ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #3a637d ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-495c8f {
  color: #495c8f;
}
Background
.bg-495c8f {
  background-color: #495c8f;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-495c8f {
  border: 2px solid #495c8f;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #495c8f;
  --color-primary-rgb: 73 92 143;
  --color-primary-hsl: 224 32% 42%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-495c8f {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #495c8f, #59498f);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-495c8f {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(73 92 143 / 0.35);
}

#436b95 Queen Blue ΔE 7.19 #26619c Lapis Lazuli ΔE 7.43 #0f4d92 Yale Blue ΔE 8.13 #0f52ba Sapphire ΔE 8.29 #1560bd Denim ΔE 8.46 #0047ab Cobalt Blue ΔE 9.45 #0067a5 Medium Persian Blue ΔE 10.77 #b6a370 Inverted #5d5d5d Grayscale 

Queen Blue
#495c8f  rgb(73, 92, 143)  hsl(224, 32%, 42%)  Queen Blue
#8f7c49  rgb(143, 124, 73)  hsl(44, 32%, 42%)  Raw Umber
#8f495c  rgb(143, 73, 92)  hsl(344, 32%, 42%)  Twilight Lavender
#5c8f49  rgb(92, 143, 73)  hsl(104, 32%, 42%)  Sap Green