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#495C97

#495c97 ≈ Queen Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#495c97 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 59.22% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 51.66% cyan, 39.07% magenta, 0% yellow and 40.78% black. Its hue angle is 225.38°, with 34.82% saturation and 43.92% 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 6.44:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Queen Blue (#436b95), ΔE 7.15.

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Web safe#336699
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Relative luminance0.1131

Complementary

  1. #495c97
  2. #978449

Split complementary

  1. #495c97
  2. #975d49
  3. #839749

Analogous

  1. #498397
  2. #495c97
  3. #5d4997

Triadic

  1. #495c97
  2. #97495c
  3. #5c9749

Tetradic

  1. #495c97
  2. #844997
  3. #978449
  4. #5c9749

Square

  1. #495c97
  2. #974983
  3. #978449
  4. #49975d

Monochromatic

  1. #171d30
  2. #303d63
  3. #495c97
  4. #7284bb
  5. #a5b1d4

Shades

#495c97 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #495c97
  2. #425388
  3. #3a4a79
  4. #33406a
  5. #2c375b
  6. #252e4c
  7. #1d253c
  8. #161c2d
  9. #0f121e
  10. #07090f
  11. #000000

Tints

#495c97 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #495c97
  2. #5b6ca1
  3. #6d7dac
  4. #808db6
  5. #929dc1
  6. #a4aecb
  7. #b6bed5
  8. #c8cee0
  9. #dbdeea
  10. #edeff5
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#495c97 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #495c97
  2. #4f6095
  3. #546392
  4. #5a6790
  5. #5f6a8e
  6. #656e8c
  7. #6a7289
  8. #707587
  9. #757985
  10. #7b7c82
  11. #808080

Readable text 6.44:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.26:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #5e5e5e ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #575d79 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #456299 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #3d5b96 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #276972 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #476098 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #425c96 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #376482 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-495c97 {
  color: #495c97;
}
Background
.bg-495c97 {
  background-color: #495c97;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-495c97 {
  border: 2px solid #495c97;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #495c97;
  --color-primary-rgb: 73 92 151;
  --color-primary-hsl: 225 35% 44%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-495c97 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #495c97, #5d4997);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-495c97 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(73 92 151 / 0.35);
}

#436b95 Queen Blue ΔE 7.15 #26619c Lapis Lazuli ΔE 7.36 #0f52ba Sapphire ΔE 7.50 #1560bd Denim ΔE 7.80 #0f4d92 Yale Blue ΔE 8.06 #0047ab Cobalt Blue ΔE 8.92 #5a4fcf Iris ΔE 10.54 #b6a368 Inverted #5e5e5e Grayscale 

Queen Blue
#495c97  rgb(73, 92, 151)  hsl(225, 35%, 44%)  Queen Blue
#978449  rgb(151, 132, 73)  hsl(45, 35%, 44%)  Olive
#97495c  rgb(151, 73, 92)  hsl(345, 35%, 44%)  Cordovan
#5c9749  rgb(92, 151, 73)  hsl(105, 35%, 44%)  Olive Drab