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#495B95

#495b95 ≈ Queen Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#495b95 is a color from the blue family, with medium lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 28.63% red, 35.69% green and 58.43% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 51.01% cyan, 38.93% magenta, 0% yellow and 41.57% black. Its hue angle is 225.79°, with 34.23% saturation and 43.53% 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 6.53:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Queen Blue (#436b95), ΔE 7.5.

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Web safe#336699
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Relative luminance0.1107

Complementary

  1. #495b95
  2. #958349

Split complementary

  1. #495b95
  2. #955d49
  3. #819549

Analogous

  1. #498195
  2. #495b95
  3. #5d4995

Triadic

  1. #495b95
  2. #95495b
  3. #5b9549

Tetradic

  1. #495b95
  2. #834995
  3. #958349
  4. #5b9549

Square

  1. #495b95
  2. #954981
  3. #958349
  4. #49955d

Monochromatic

  1. #171c2e
  2. #303c62
  3. #495b95
  4. #7182b9
  5. #a4afd3

Shades

#495b95 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #495b95
  2. #425286
  3. #3a4977
  4. #334068
  5. #2c3759
  6. #252e4b
  7. #1d243c
  8. #161b2d
  9. #0f121e
  10. #07090f
  11. #000000

Tints

#495b95 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #495b95
  2. #5b6ba0
  3. #6d7caa
  4. #808cb5
  5. #929dbf
  6. #a4adca
  7. #b6bdd5
  8. #c8cedf
  9. #dbdeea
  10. #edeff4
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#495b95 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #495b95
  2. #4f5f93
  3. #546291
  4. #5a668f
  5. #5f6a8d
  6. #656e8b
  7. #6a7188
  8. #707586
  9. #757984
  10. #7b7c82
  11. #808080

Readable text 6.53:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.21:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #5d5d5d ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #565d78 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #456197 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #3d5a94 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #296771 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #465f96 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #425b94 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #386381 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-495b95 {
  color: #495b95;
}
Background
.bg-495b95 {
  background-color: #495b95;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-495b95 {
  border: 2px solid #495b95;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #495b95;
  --color-primary-rgb: 73 91 149;
  --color-primary-hsl: 226 34% 44%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-495b95 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #495b95, #5d4995);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-495b95 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(73 91 149 / 0.35);
}

#436b95 Queen Blue ΔE 7.50 #26619c Lapis Lazuli ΔE 7.64 #0f52ba Sapphire ΔE 7.69 #0f4d92 Yale Blue ΔE 8.01 #1560bd Denim ΔE 8.17 #0047ab Cobalt Blue ΔE 8.90 #483d8b Dark Slate Blue ΔE 10.50 #b6a46a Inverted #5d5d5d Grayscale 

Queen Blue
#495b95  rgb(73, 91, 149)  hsl(226, 34%, 44%)  Queen Blue
#958349  rgb(149, 131, 73)  hsl(46, 34%, 44%)  Olive
#95495b  rgb(149, 73, 91)  hsl(346, 34%, 44%)  Cordovan
#5b9549  rgb(91, 149, 73)  hsl(106, 34%, 44%)  Forest Green