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#495391

#495391 ≈ Dark Slate Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#495391 is a color from the blue family, with medium lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 28.63% red, 32.55% green and 56.86% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 49.66% cyan, 42.76% magenta, 0% yellow and 43.14% black. Its hue angle is 231.67°, with 33.03% saturation and 42.75% 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 7.17:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Dark Slate Blue (#483d8b), ΔE 7.59.

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Web safe#336699
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Relative luminance0.0965

Complementary

  1. #495391
  2. #918749

Split complementary

  1. #495391
  2. #916349
  3. #779149

Analogous

  1. #497791
  2. #495391
  3. #634991

Triadic

  1. #495391
  2. #914953
  3. #539149

Tetradic

  1. #495391
  2. #874991
  3. #918749
  4. #539149

Square

  1. #495391
  2. #914977
  3. #918749
  4. #499163

Monochromatic

  1. #16192b
  2. #2f365e
  3. #495391
  4. #707ab7
  5. #a3a9d0

Shades

#495391 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #495391
  2. #424b83
  3. #3a4274
  4. #333a66
  5. #2c3257
  6. #252a49
  7. #1d213a
  8. #16192c
  9. #0f111d
  10. #07080f
  11. #000000

Tints

#495391 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #495391
  2. #5b649c
  3. #6d75a7
  4. #8087b2
  5. #9298bd
  6. #a4a9c8
  7. #b6bad3
  8. #c8cbde
  9. #dbdde9
  10. #edeef4
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#495391 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #495391
  2. #4f588f
  3. #545c8e
  4. #5a618c
  5. #5f658a
  6. #656a89
  7. #6a6e87
  8. #707385
  9. #757783
  10. #7b7c82
  11. #808080

Readable text 7.17:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 2.93:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #585858 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #525673 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #3b5b93 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #345590 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #2d606b ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #415892 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #3d5490 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #3a5b7c ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-495391 {
  color: #495391;
}
Background
.bg-495391 {
  background-color: #495391;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-495391 {
  border: 2px solid #495391;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #495391;
  --color-primary-rgb: 73 83 145;
  --color-primary-hsl: 232 33% 43%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-495391 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #495391, #634991);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-495391 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(73 83 145 / 0.35);
}

#483d8b Dark Slate Blue ΔE 7.59 #0f4d92 Yale Blue ΔE 8.30 #0047ab Cobalt Blue ΔE 8.45 #0f52ba Sapphire ΔE 8.49 #4f42b5 Ocean Blue ΔE 8.93 #26619c Lapis Lazuli ΔE 10.03 #436b95 Queen Blue ΔE 10.26 #b6ac6e Inverted #585858 Grayscale 

Dark Slate Blue
#495391  rgb(73, 83, 145)  hsl(232, 33%, 43%)  Dark Slate Blue
#918749  rgb(145, 135, 73)  hsl(52, 33%, 43%)  Olive
#914953  rgb(145, 73, 83)  hsl(352, 33%, 43%)  Cordovan
#539149  rgb(83, 145, 73)  hsl(112, 33%, 43%)  Forest Green