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#495CCE

#495cce ≈ Royal Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#495cce is a color from the blue family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 28.63% red, 36.08% green and 80.78% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 64.56% cyan, 55.34% magenta, 0% yellow and 19.22% black. Its hue angle is 231.43°, with 57.58% saturation and 54.71% 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 5.67:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Royal Blue (#4169e1), ΔE 5.25.

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Web safe#3366cc
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Relative luminance0.1353

Complementary

  1. #495cce
  2. #cebb49

Split complementary

  1. #495cce
  2. #ce7949
  3. #9fce49

Analogous

  1. #499fce
  2. #495cce
  3. #7949ce

Triadic

  1. #495cce
  2. #ce495c
  3. #5cce49

Tetradic

  1. #495cce
  2. #bb49ce
  3. #cebb49
  4. #5cce49

Square

  1. #495cce
  2. #ce499f
  3. #cebb49
  4. #49ce79

Monochromatic

  1. #1b2563
  2. #2b3ca0
  3. #495cce
  4. #8592de
  5. #c2c8ee

Shades

#495cce mixed progressively with black.

  1. #495cce
  2. #4253b9
  3. #3a4aa5
  4. #334090
  5. #2c377c
  6. #252e67
  7. #1d2552
  8. #161c3e
  9. #0f1229
  10. #070915
  11. #000000

Tints

#495cce mixed progressively with white.

  1. #495cce
  2. #5b6cd3
  3. #6d7dd8
  4. #808ddd
  5. #929de2
  6. #a4aee7
  7. #b6beeb
  8. #c8cef0
  9. #dbdef5
  10. #edeffa
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#495cce mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #495cce
  2. #4f60c6
  3. #5463be
  4. #5a67b7
  5. #5f6aaf
  6. #656ea7
  7. #6a729f
  8. #707597
  9. #757990
  10. #7b7c88
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.67:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.71:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #676767 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #5c639b ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #006dd2 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0061cc ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00778c ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #2b67d0 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #1d5fcd ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #116daa ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-495cce {
  color: #495cce;
}
Background
.bg-495cce {
  background-color: #495cce;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-495cce {
  border: 2px solid #495cce;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #495cce;
  --color-primary-rgb: 73 92 206;
  --color-primary-hsl: 231 58% 55%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-495cce {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #495cce, #7949ce);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-495cce {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(73 92 206 / 0.35);
}

#4169e1 Royal Blue ΔE 5.25 #5a4fcf Iris ΔE 5.32 #6a5acd Slate Blue ΔE 5.76 #6050dc Majorelle Blue ΔE 5.96 #4166f5 Ultramarine Blue ΔE 5.99 #0f52ba Sapphire ΔE 6.83 #1560bd Denim ΔE 7.40 #b6a331 Inverted #676767 Grayscale 

Royal Blue
#495cce  rgb(73, 92, 206)  hsl(231, 58%, 55%)  Royal Blue
#cebb49  rgb(206, 187, 73)  hsl(51, 58%, 55%)  Old Gold
#ce495c  rgb(206, 73, 92)  hsl(351, 58%, 55%)  Brick Red
#5cce49  rgb(92, 206, 73)  hsl(111, 58%, 55%)  Lime Green