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#495BC4

#495bc4 ≈ Iris

  • blue
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#495bc4 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 76.86% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 62.76% cyan, 53.57% magenta, 0% yellow and 23.14% black. Its hue angle is 231.22°, with 51.04% saturation and 52.75% 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 5.87:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Iris (#5a4fcf), ΔE 5.51.

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Web safe#3366cc
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Relative luminance0.1288

Complementary

  1. #495bc4
  2. #c4b249

Split complementary

  1. #495bc4
  2. #c47549
  3. #99c449

Analogous

  1. #4999c4
  2. #495bc4
  3. #7549c4

Triadic

  1. #495bc4
  2. #c4495b
  3. #5bc449

Tetradic

  1. #495bc4
  2. #b249c4
  3. #c4b249
  4. #5bc449

Square

  1. #495bc4
  2. #c44999
  3. #c4b249
  4. #49c475

Monochromatic

  1. #1c2558
  2. #2f3e91
  3. #495bc4
  4. #838fd7
  5. #bdc3e9

Shades

#495bc4 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #495bc4
  2. #4252b0
  3. #3a499d
  4. #334089
  5. #2c3776
  6. #252e62
  7. #1d244e
  8. #161b3b
  9. #0f1227
  10. #070914
  11. #000000

Tints

#495bc4 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #495bc4
  2. #5b6bca
  3. #6d7cd0
  4. #808cd6
  5. #929ddc
  6. #a4ade2
  7. #b6bde7
  8. #c8ceed
  9. #dbdef3
  10. #edeff9
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#495bc4 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #495bc4
  2. #4f5fbd
  3. #5462b6
  4. #5a66b0
  5. #5f6aa9
  6. #656ea2
  7. #6a719b
  8. #707594
  9. #75798e
  10. #7b7c87
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.87:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.58:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #656565 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #5b6194 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #146ac8 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #005fc2 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #007487 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #3164c6 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #275ec3 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #1e6ba3 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-495bc4 {
  color: #495bc4;
}
Background
.bg-495bc4 {
  background-color: #495bc4;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-495bc4 {
  border: 2px solid #495bc4;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #495bc4;
  --color-primary-rgb: 73 91 196;
  --color-primary-hsl: 231 51% 53%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-495bc4 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #495bc4, #7549c4);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-495bc4 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(73 91 196 / 0.35);
}

#5a4fcf Iris ΔE 5.51 #6a5acd Slate Blue ΔE 6.09 #0f52ba Sapphire ΔE 6.13 #4169e1 Royal Blue ΔE 6.18 #6050dc Majorelle Blue ΔE 6.56 #1560bd Denim ΔE 7.06 #4166f5 Ultramarine Blue ΔE 7.27 #b6a43b Inverted #656565 Grayscale 

Iris
#495bc4  rgb(73, 91, 196)  hsl(231, 51%, 53%)  Iris
#c4b249  rgb(196, 178, 73)  hsl(51, 51%, 53%)  Vegas Gold
#c4495b  rgb(196, 73, 91)  hsl(351, 51%, 53%)  Brick Red
#5bc449  rgb(91, 196, 73)  hsl(111, 51%, 53%)  Lime Green