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#495CBE

#495cbe ≈ Sapphire

  • blue
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#495cbe 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 74.51% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 61.58% cyan, 51.58% magenta, 0% yellow and 25.49% black. Its hue angle is 230.26°, with 47.37% saturation and 51.57% 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 5.9:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Sapphire (#0f52ba), ΔE 5.95.

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Web safe#3366cc
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Relative luminance0.1279

Complementary

  1. #495cbe
  2. #beab49

Split complementary

  1. #495cbe
  2. #be7149
  3. #96be49

Analogous

  1. #4996be
  2. #495cbe
  3. #7149be

Triadic

  1. #495cbe
  2. #be495c
  3. #5cbe49

Tetradic

  1. #495cbe
  2. #ab49be
  3. #beab49
  4. #5cbe49

Square

  1. #495cbe
  2. #be4996
  3. #beab49
  4. #49be71

Monochromatic

  1. #1d2551
  2. #313f89
  3. #495cbe
  4. #818ed2
  5. #bac1e6

Shades

#495cbe mixed progressively with black.

  1. #495cbe
  2. #4253ab
  3. #3a4a98
  4. #334085
  5. #2c3772
  6. #252e5f
  7. #1d254c
  8. #161c39
  9. #0f1226
  10. #070913
  11. #000000

Tints

#495cbe mixed progressively with white.

  1. #495cbe
  2. #5b6cc5
  3. #6d7dcb
  4. #808dd2
  5. #929dd8
  6. #a4aedf
  7. #b6bee5
  8. #c8ceec
  9. #dbdef2
  10. #edeff9
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#495cbe mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #495cbe
  2. #4f60b8
  3. #5463b2
  4. #5a67ab
  5. #5f6aa5
  6. #656e9f
  7. #6a7299
  8. #707593
  9. #75798c
  10. #7b7c86
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.9:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.56:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #646464 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #5a6191 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #246ac1 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #005fbc ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #007384 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #3664c0 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #2d5ebd ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #236a9f ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-495cbe {
  color: #495cbe;
}
Background
.bg-495cbe {
  background-color: #495cbe;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-495cbe {
  border: 2px solid #495cbe;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #495cbe;
  --color-primary-rgb: 73 92 190;
  --color-primary-hsl: 230 47% 52%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-495cbe {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #495cbe, #7149be);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-495cbe {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(73 92 190 / 0.35);
}

#0f52ba Sapphire ΔE 5.95 #5a4fcf Iris ΔE 6.24 #4169e1 Royal Blue ΔE 6.42 #6a5acd Slate Blue ΔE 6.61 #1560bd Denim ΔE 6.65 #6050dc Majorelle Blue ΔE 7.38 #4166f5 Ultramarine Blue ΔE 7.80 #b6a341 Inverted #646464 Grayscale 

Sapphire
#495cbe  rgb(73, 92, 190)  hsl(230, 47%, 52%)  Sapphire
#beab49  rgb(190, 171, 73)  hsl(50, 47%, 52%)  Brass
#be495c  rgb(190, 73, 92)  hsl(350, 47%, 52%)  Brick Red
#5cbe49  rgb(92, 190, 73)  hsl(110, 47%, 52%)  Mantis