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#495CBF

#495cbf ≈ Sapphire

  • blue
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#495cbf 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 74.9% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 61.78% cyan, 51.83% magenta, 0% yellow and 25.1% black. Its hue angle is 230.34°, with 47.97% saturation and 51.76% 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 5.89:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Sapphire (#0f52ba), ΔE 5.98.

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Relative luminance0.1283

Complementary

  1. #495cbf
  2. #bfac49

Split complementary

  1. #495cbf
  2. #bf7149
  3. #97bf49

Analogous

  1. #4997bf
  2. #495cbf
  3. #7149bf

Triadic

  1. #495cbf
  2. #bf495c
  3. #5cbf49

Tetradic

  1. #495cbf
  2. #ac49bf
  3. #bfac49
  4. #5cbf49

Square

  1. #495cbf
  2. #bf4997
  3. #bfac49
  4. #49bf71

Monochromatic

  1. #1d2552
  2. #313f8b
  3. #495cbf
  4. #828fd3
  5. #bac1e7

Shades

#495cbf mixed progressively with black.

  1. #495cbf
  2. #4253ac
  3. #3a4a99
  4. #334086
  5. #2c3773
  6. #252e60
  7. #1d254c
  8. #161c39
  9. #0f1226
  10. #070913
  11. #000000

Tints

#495cbf mixed progressively with white.

  1. #495cbf
  2. #5b6cc5
  3. #6d7dcc
  4. #808dd2
  5. #929dd9
  6. #a4aedf
  7. #b6bee5
  8. #c8ceec
  9. #dbdef2
  10. #edeff9
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#495cbf mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #495cbf
  2. #4f60b9
  3. #5463b2
  4. #5a67ac
  5. #5f6aa6
  6. #656ea0
  7. #6a7299
  8. #707593
  9. #75798d
  10. #7b7c86
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.89:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.57:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #646464 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #5b6192 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #226ac3 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #005fbd ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #007384 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #3665c1 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #2c5ebe ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #226b9f ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-495cbf {
  color: #495cbf;
}
Background
.bg-495cbf {
  background-color: #495cbf;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-495cbf {
  border: 2px solid #495cbf;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #495cbf;
  --color-primary-rgb: 73 92 191;
  --color-primary-hsl: 230 48% 52%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-495cbf {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #495cbf, #7149bf);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-495cbf {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(73 92 191 / 0.35);
}

#0f52ba Sapphire ΔE 5.98 #5a4fcf Iris ΔE 6.16 #4169e1 Royal Blue ΔE 6.33 #6a5acd Slate Blue ΔE 6.54 #1560bd Denim ΔE 6.68 #6050dc Majorelle Blue ΔE 7.28 #4166f5 Ultramarine Blue ΔE 7.68 #b6a340 Inverted #646464 Grayscale 

Sapphire
#495cbf  rgb(73, 92, 191)  hsl(230, 48%, 52%)  Sapphire
#bfac49  rgb(191, 172, 73)  hsl(50, 48%, 52%)  Brass
#bf495c  rgb(191, 73, 92)  hsl(350, 48%, 52%)  Brick Red
#5cbf49  rgb(92, 191, 73)  hsl(110, 48%, 52%)  Mantis