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#495CBD

#495cbd ≈ Sapphire

  • blue
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#495cbd 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 74.12% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 61.38% cyan, 51.32% magenta, 0% yellow and 25.88% black. Its hue angle is 230.17°, with 46.77% saturation and 51.37% 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 5.92:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Sapphire (#0f52ba), ΔE 5.92.

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Relative luminance0.1274

Complementary

  1. #495cbd
  2. #bdaa49

Split complementary

  1. #495cbd
  2. #bd7049
  3. #96bd49

Analogous

  1. #4996bd
  2. #495cbd
  3. #7049bd

Triadic

  1. #495cbd
  2. #bd495c
  3. #5cbd49

Tetradic

  1. #495cbd
  2. #aa49bd
  3. #bdaa49
  4. #5cbd49

Square

  1. #495cbd
  2. #bd4996
  3. #bdaa49
  4. #49bd70

Monochromatic

  1. #1d2550
  2. #314088
  3. #495cbd
  4. #818ed1
  5. #b9c1e6

Shades

#495cbd mixed progressively with black.

  1. #495cbd
  2. #4253aa
  3. #3a4a97
  4. #334084
  5. #2c3771
  6. #252e5f
  7. #1d254c
  8. #161c39
  9. #0f1226
  10. #070913
  11. #000000

Tints

#495cbd mixed progressively with white.

  1. #495cbd
  2. #5b6cc4
  3. #6d7dca
  4. #808dd1
  5. #929dd7
  6. #a4aede
  7. #b6bee5
  8. #c8ceeb
  9. #dbdef2
  10. #edeff8
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#495cbd mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #495cbd
  2. #4f60b7
  3. #5463b1
  4. #5a67ab
  5. #5f6aa5
  6. #656e9f
  7. #6a7298
  8. #707592
  9. #75798c
  10. #7b7c86
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.92:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.55:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #646464 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #5a6190 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #2569c0 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #025fbb ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #007284 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #3764bf ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #2e5ebc ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #246a9e ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-495cbd {
  color: #495cbd;
}
Background
.bg-495cbd {
  background-color: #495cbd;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-495cbd {
  border: 2px solid #495cbd;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #495cbd;
  --color-primary-rgb: 73 92 189;
  --color-primary-hsl: 230 47% 51%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-495cbd {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #495cbd, #7049bd);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-495cbd {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(73 92 189 / 0.35);
}

#0f52ba Sapphire ΔE 5.92 #5a4fcf Iris ΔE 6.32 #4169e1 Royal Blue ΔE 6.51 #1560bd Denim ΔE 6.63 #6a5acd Slate Blue ΔE 6.68 #6050dc Majorelle Blue ΔE 7.48 #4166f5 Ultramarine Blue ΔE 7.92 #b6a342 Inverted #646464 Grayscale 

Sapphire
#495cbd  rgb(73, 92, 189)  hsl(230, 47%, 51%)  Sapphire
#bdaa49  rgb(189, 170, 73)  hsl(50, 47%, 51%)  Brass
#bd495c  rgb(189, 73, 92)  hsl(350, 47%, 51%)  Brick Red
#5cbd49  rgb(92, 189, 73)  hsl(110, 47%, 51%)  Mantis