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#495AE8

#495ae8 ≈ Ultramarine Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#495ae8 is a color from the blue family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 28.63% red, 35.29% green and 90.98% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 68.53% cyan, 61.21% magenta, 0% yellow and 9.02% black. Its hue angle is 233.58°, with 77.56% saturation and 59.8% 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 5.37:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Ultramarine Blue (#4166f5), ΔE 4.38.

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Relative luminance0.1455

Complementary

  1. #495ae8
  2. #e8d749

Split complementary

  1. #495ae8
  2. #e88749
  3. #aae849

Analogous

  1. #49aae8
  2. #495ae8
  3. #8749e8

Triadic

  1. #495ae8
  2. #e8495a
  3. #5ae849

Tetradic

  1. #495ae8
  2. #d749e8
  3. #e8d749
  4. #5ae849

Square

  1. #495ae8
  2. #e849aa
  3. #e8d749
  4. #49e887

Monochromatic

  1. #111e87
  2. #1a2dcb
  3. #495ae8
  4. #8d98f1
  5. #d1d5f9

Shades

#495ae8 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #495ae8
  2. #4251d1
  3. #3a48ba
  4. #333fa2
  5. #2c368b
  6. #252d74
  7. #1d245d
  8. #161b46
  9. #0f122e
  10. #070917
  11. #000000

Tints

#495ae8 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #495ae8
  2. #5b6bea
  3. #6d7bed
  4. #808cef
  5. #929cf1
  6. #a4adf4
  7. #b6bdf6
  8. #c8cef8
  9. #dbdefa
  10. #edeffd
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#495ae8 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #495ae8
  2. #4f5ede
  3. #5462d3
  4. #5a65c9
  5. #5f69be
  6. #656db4
  7. #6a71aa
  8. #70759f
  9. #757895
  10. #7b7c8a
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.37:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.91:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #6a6a6a ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #5f64ac ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0072ed ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0063e5 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #007e98 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #0069eb ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #0060e6 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #0071be ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-495ae8 {
  color: #495ae8;
}
Background
.bg-495ae8 {
  background-color: #495ae8;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-495ae8 {
  border: 2px solid #495ae8;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #495ae8;
  --color-primary-rgb: 73 90 232;
  --color-primary-hsl: 234 78% 60%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-495ae8 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #495ae8, #8749e8);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-495ae8 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(73 90 232 / 0.35);
}

#4166f5 Ultramarine Blue ΔE 4.38 #6050dc Majorelle Blue ΔE 4.68 #5a4fcf Iris ΔE 5.27 #4169e1 Royal Blue ΔE 5.46 #6a5acd Slate Blue ΔE 5.82 #7b68ee Medium Slate Blue ΔE 8.40 #0070ff Brandeis Blue ΔE 9.16 #b6a517 Inverted #6a6a6a Grayscale 

Ultramarine Blue
#495ae8  rgb(73, 90, 232)  hsl(234, 78%, 60%)  Ultramarine Blue
#e8d749  rgb(232, 215, 73)  hsl(54, 78%, 60%)  Dandelion
#e8495a  rgb(232, 73, 90)  hsl(354, 78%, 60%)  Neon Fuchsia
#5ae849  rgb(90, 232, 73)  hsl(114, 78%, 60%)  Malachite