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#495CDE

#495cde ≈ Ultramarine Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#495cde 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 87.06% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 67.12% cyan, 58.56% magenta, 0% yellow and 12.94% black. Its hue angle is 232.35°, with 69.3% saturation and 57.84% 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 5.43:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Ultramarine Blue (#4166f5), ΔE 4.48.

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Relative luminance0.1434

Complementary

  1. #495cde
  2. #decb49

Split complementary

  1. #495cde
  2. #de8049
  3. #a6de49

Analogous

  1. #49a6de
  2. #495cde
  3. #8049de

Triadic

  1. #495cde
  2. #de495c
  3. #5cde49

Tetradic

  1. #495cde
  2. #cb49de
  3. #decb49
  4. #5cde49

Square

  1. #495cde
  2. #de49a6
  3. #decb49
  4. #49de80

Monochromatic

  1. #162278
  2. #2235b9
  3. #495cde
  4. #8a96ea
  5. #cbd0f5

Shades

#495cde mixed progressively with black.

  1. #495cde
  2. #4253c8
  3. #3a4ab2
  4. #33409b
  5. #2c3785
  6. #252e6f
  7. #1d2559
  8. #161c43
  9. #0f122c
  10. #070916
  11. #000000

Tints

#495cde mixed progressively with white.

  1. #495cde
  2. #5b6ce1
  3. #6d7de5
  4. #808de8
  5. #929deb
  6. #a4aeef
  7. #b6bef2
  8. #c8cef5
  9. #dbdef8
  10. #edeffc
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#495cde mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #495cde
  2. #4f60d5
  3. #5463cb
  4. #5a67c2
  5. #5f6ab8
  6. #656eaf
  7. #6a72a6
  8. #70759c
  9. #757993
  10. #7b7c89
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.43:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.87:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #6a6a6a ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #5e65a5 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0071e2 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0063db ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #007c94 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #1a69e1 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #0060dc ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #0071b6 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-495cde {
  color: #495cde;
}
Background
.bg-495cde {
  background-color: #495cde;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-495cde {
  border: 2px solid #495cde;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #495cde;
  --color-primary-rgb: 73 92 222;
  --color-primary-hsl: 232 69% 58%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-495cde {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #495cde, #8049de);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-495cde {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(73 92 222 / 0.35);
}

#4166f5 Ultramarine Blue ΔE 4.48 #4169e1 Royal Blue ΔE 4.76 #6050dc Majorelle Blue ΔE 5.20 #5a4fcf Iris ΔE 5.32 #6a5acd Slate Blue ΔE 5.67 #0f52ba Sapphire ΔE 8.23 #1560bd Denim ΔE 8.58 #b6a321 Inverted #6a6a6a Grayscale 

Ultramarine Blue
#495cde  rgb(73, 92, 222)  hsl(232, 69%, 58%)  Ultramarine Blue
#decb49  rgb(222, 203, 73)  hsl(52, 69%, 58%)  Citrine
#de495c  rgb(222, 73, 92)  hsl(352, 69%, 58%)  Amaranth
#5cde49  rgb(92, 222, 73)  hsl(112, 69%, 58%)  Malachite