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#495C8E

#495c8e ≈ Queen Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#495c8e is a color from the blue family, with medium lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 28.63% red, 36.08% green and 55.69% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 48.59% cyan, 35.21% magenta, 0% yellow and 44.31% black. Its hue angle is 223.48°, with 32.09% saturation and 42.16% 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 6.55:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Queen Blue (#436b95), ΔE 7.2.

Description generated from the measured properties of this color.

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Web safe#336699
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Relative luminance0.1102

Complementary

  1. #495c8e
  2. #8e7b49

Split complementary

  1. #495c8e
  2. #8e5949
  3. #7f8e49

Analogous

  1. #497f8e
  2. #495c8e
  3. #59498e

Triadic

  1. #495c8e
  2. #8e495c
  3. #5c8e49

Tetradic

  1. #495c8e
  2. #7b498e
  3. #8e7b49
  4. #5c8e49

Square

  1. #495c8e
  2. #8e497f
  3. #8e7b49
  4. #498e59

Monochromatic

  1. #151b29
  2. #2f3b5b
  3. #495c8e
  4. #6f82b5
  5. #a1aecf

Shades

#495c8e mixed progressively with black.

  1. #495c8e
  2. #425380
  3. #3a4a72
  4. #334063
  5. #2c3755
  6. #252e47
  7. #1d2539
  8. #161c2b
  9. #0f121c
  10. #07090e
  11. #000000

Tints

#495c8e mixed progressively with white.

  1. #495c8e
  2. #5b6c99
  3. #6d7da5
  4. #808db0
  5. #929dbb
  6. #a4aec7
  7. #b6bed2
  8. #c8cedd
  9. #dbdee8
  10. #edeff4
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#495c8e mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #495c8e
  2. #4f608d
  3. #54638b
  4. #5a678a
  5. #5f6a88
  6. #656e87
  7. #6a7286
  8. #707584
  9. #757983
  10. #7b7c81
  11. #808080

Readable text 6.55:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.2:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #5d5d5d ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #565d74 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #496190 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #425b8d ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #2e676e ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #495f8f ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #455b8d ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #3a627c ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-495c8e {
  color: #495c8e;
}
Background
.bg-495c8e {
  background-color: #495c8e;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-495c8e {
  border: 2px solid #495c8e;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #495c8e;
  --color-primary-rgb: 73 92 142;
  --color-primary-hsl: 223 32% 42%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-495c8e {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #495c8e, #59498e);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-495c8e {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(73 92 142 / 0.35);
}

#436b95 Queen Blue ΔE 7.20 #26619c Lapis Lazuli ΔE 7.45 #0f4d92 Yale Blue ΔE 8.15 #0f52ba Sapphire ΔE 8.39 #1560bd Denim ΔE 8.55 #0047ab Cobalt Blue ΔE 9.53 #0067a5 Medium Persian Blue ΔE 10.77 #b6a371 Inverted #5d5d5d Grayscale 

Queen Blue
#495c8e  rgb(73, 92, 142)  hsl(223, 32%, 42%)  Queen Blue
#8e7b49  rgb(142, 123, 73)  hsl(43, 32%, 42%)  Raw Umber
#8e495c  rgb(142, 73, 92)  hsl(343, 32%, 42%)  Twilight Lavender
#5c8e49  rgb(92, 142, 73)  hsl(103, 32%, 42%)  Sap Green