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#495CAB

#495cab ≈ Sapphire

  • blue
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#495cab 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 67.06% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 57.31% cyan, 46.2% magenta, 0% yellow and 32.94% black. Its hue angle is 228.37°, with 40.16% saturation and 47.84% 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 6.17:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Sapphire (#0f52ba), ΔE 6.06.

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Web safe#336699
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Relative luminance0.1201

Complementary

  1. #495cab
  2. #ab9849

Split complementary

  1. #495cab
  2. #ab6749
  3. #8dab49

Analogous

  1. #498dab
  2. #495cab
  3. #6749ab

Triadic

  1. #495cab
  2. #ab495c
  3. #5cab49

Tetradic

  1. #495cab
  2. #9849ab
  3. #ab9849
  4. #5cab49

Square

  1. #495cab
  2. #ab498d
  3. #ab9849
  4. #49ab67

Monochromatic

  1. #1b2240
  2. #323f75
  3. #495cab
  4. #7a89c6
  5. #b0b9dd

Shades

#495cab mixed progressively with black.

  1. #495cab
  2. #42539a
  3. #3a4a89
  4. #334078
  5. #2c3767
  6. #252e56
  7. #1d2544
  8. #161c33
  9. #0f1222
  10. #070911
  11. #000000

Tints

#495cab mixed progressively with white.

  1. #495cab
  2. #5b6cb3
  3. #6d7dbc
  4. #808dc4
  5. #929dcd
  6. #a4aed5
  7. #b6bedd
  8. #c8cee6
  9. #dbdeee
  10. #edeff7
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#495cab mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #495cab
  2. #4f60a7
  3. #5463a2
  4. #5a679e
  5. #5f6a9a
  6. #656e96
  7. #6a7291
  8. #70758d
  9. #757989
  10. #7b7c84
  11. #808080

Readable text 6.17:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.4:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #616161 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #585f85 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #3866ae ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #2b5da9 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #096e7b ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #3f62ad ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #395daa ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #2f6791 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-495cab {
  color: #495cab;
}
Background
.bg-495cab {
  background-color: #495cab;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-495cab {
  border: 2px solid #495cab;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #495cab;
  --color-primary-rgb: 73 92 171;
  --color-primary-hsl: 228 40% 48%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-495cab {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #495cab, #6749ab);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-495cab {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(73 92 171 / 0.35);
}

#0f52ba Sapphire ΔE 6.06 #1560bd Denim ΔE 6.66 #436b95 Queen Blue ΔE 7.32 #26619c Lapis Lazuli ΔE 7.72 #5a4fcf Iris ΔE 8.14 #0047ab Cobalt Blue ΔE 8.21 #6a5acd Slate Blue ΔE 8.36 #b6a354 Inverted #616161 Grayscale 

Sapphire
#495cab  rgb(73, 92, 171)  hsl(228, 40%, 48%)  Sapphire
#ab9849  rgb(171, 152, 73)  hsl(48, 40%, 48%)  Brass
#ab495c  rgb(171, 73, 92)  hsl(348, 40%, 48%)  Brick Red
#5cab49  rgb(92, 171, 73)  hsl(108, 40%, 48%)  Mantis