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#495CBA

#495cba ≈ Sapphire

  • blue
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#495cba 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 72.94% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 60.75% cyan, 50.54% magenta, 0% yellow and 27.06% black. Its hue angle is 229.91°, with 45.02% saturation and 50.78% 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 5.96:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Sapphire (#0f52ba), ΔE 5.85.

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Web safe#3366cc
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Relative luminance0.1262

Complementary

  1. #495cba
  2. #baa749

Split complementary

  1. #495cba
  2. #ba6e49
  3. #94ba49

Analogous

  1. #4994ba
  2. #495cba
  3. #6e49ba

Triadic

  1. #495cba
  2. #ba495c
  3. #5cba49

Tetradic

  1. #495cba
  2. #a749ba
  3. #baa749
  4. #5cba49

Square

  1. #495cba
  2. #ba4994
  3. #baa749
  4. #49ba6e

Monochromatic

  1. #1d254d
  2. #324084
  3. #495cba
  4. #808ecf
  5. #b8bfe4

Shades

#495cba mixed progressively with black.

  1. #495cba
  2. #4253a7
  3. #3a4a95
  4. #334082
  5. #2c3770
  6. #252e5d
  7. #1d254a
  8. #161c38
  9. #0f1225
  10. #070913
  11. #000000

Tints

#495cba mixed progressively with white.

  1. #495cba
  2. #5b6cc1
  3. #6d7dc8
  4. #808dcf
  5. #929dd6
  6. #a4aedd
  7. #b6bee3
  8. #c8ceea
  9. #dbdef1
  10. #edeff8
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#495cba mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #495cba
  2. #4f60b4
  3. #5463ae
  4. #5a67a9
  5. #5f6aa3
  6. #656e9d
  7. #6a7297
  8. #707591
  9. #75798c
  10. #7b7c86
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.96:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.52:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #646464 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #5a618e ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #2969bd ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0f5fb8 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #007282 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #3864bc ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #305eb9 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #266a9c ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-495cba {
  color: #495cba;
}
Background
.bg-495cba {
  background-color: #495cba;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-495cba {
  border: 2px solid #495cba;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #495cba;
  --color-primary-rgb: 73 92 186;
  --color-primary-hsl: 230 45% 51%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-495cba {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #495cba, #6e49ba);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-495cba {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(73 92 186 / 0.35);
}

#0f52ba Sapphire ΔE 5.85 #1560bd Denim ΔE 6.56 #5a4fcf Iris ΔE 6.58 #4169e1 Royal Blue ΔE 6.79 #6a5acd Slate Blue ΔE 6.92 #6050dc Majorelle Blue ΔE 7.80 #436b95 Queen Blue ΔE 7.84 #b6a345 Inverted #646464 Grayscale 

Sapphire
#495cba  rgb(73, 92, 186)  hsl(230, 45%, 51%)  Sapphire
#baa749  rgb(186, 167, 73)  hsl(50, 45%, 51%)  Brass
#ba495c  rgb(186, 73, 92)  hsl(350, 45%, 51%)  Brick Red
#5cba49  rgb(92, 186, 73)  hsl(110, 45%, 51%)  Mantis