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#495CBB

#495cbb ≈ Sapphire

  • blue
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#495cbb 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 73.33% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 60.96% cyan, 50.8% magenta, 0% yellow and 26.67% black. Its hue angle is 230°, with 45.6% saturation and 50.98% 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 5.95:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Sapphire (#0f52ba), ΔE 5.87.

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Web safe#3366cc
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Relative luminance0.1266

Complementary

  1. #495cbb
  2. #bba849

Split complementary

  1. #495cbb
  2. #bb6f49
  3. #95bb49

Analogous

  1. #4995bb
  2. #495cbb
  3. #6f49bb

Triadic

  1. #495cbb
  2. #bb495c
  3. #5cbb49

Tetradic

  1. #495cbb
  2. #a849bb
  3. #bba849
  4. #5cbb49

Square

  1. #495cbb
  2. #bb4995
  3. #bba849
  4. #49bb6f

Monochromatic

  1. #1d254e
  2. #324086
  3. #495cbb
  4. #818ed0
  5. #b8c0e5

Shades

#495cbb mixed progressively with black.

  1. #495cbb
  2. #4253a8
  3. #3a4a96
  4. #334083
  5. #2c3770
  6. #252e5e
  7. #1d254b
  8. #161c38
  9. #0f1225
  10. #070913
  11. #000000

Tints

#495cbb mixed progressively with white.

  1. #495cbb
  2. #5b6cc2
  3. #6d7dc9
  4. #808dcf
  5. #929dd6
  6. #a4aedd
  7. #b6bee4
  8. #c8ceeb
  9. #dbdef1
  10. #edeff8
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#495cbb mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #495cbb
  2. #4f60b5
  3. #5463af
  4. #5a67a9
  5. #5f6aa3
  6. #656e9e
  7. #6a7298
  8. #707592
  9. #75798c
  10. #7b7c86
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.95:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.53:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #646464 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #5a618f ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #2869be ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0b5fb9 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #007283 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #3864bd ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #2f5eba ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #256a9c ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-495cbb {
  color: #495cbb;
}
Background
.bg-495cbb {
  background-color: #495cbb;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-495cbb {
  border: 2px solid #495cbb;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #495cbb;
  --color-primary-rgb: 73 92 187;
  --color-primary-hsl: 230 46% 51%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-495cbb {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #495cbb, #6f49bb);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-495cbb {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(73 92 187 / 0.35);
}

#0f52ba Sapphire ΔE 5.87 #5a4fcf Iris ΔE 6.49 #1560bd Denim ΔE 6.58 #4169e1 Royal Blue ΔE 6.69 #6a5acd Slate Blue ΔE 6.84 #6050dc Majorelle Blue ΔE 7.70 #436b95 Queen Blue ΔE 7.89 #b6a344 Inverted #646464 Grayscale 

Sapphire
#495cbb  rgb(73, 92, 187)  hsl(230, 46%, 51%)  Sapphire
#bba849  rgb(187, 168, 73)  hsl(50, 46%, 51%)  Brass
#bb495c  rgb(187, 73, 92)  hsl(350, 46%, 51%)  Brick Red
#5cbb49  rgb(92, 187, 73)  hsl(110, 46%, 51%)  Mantis