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#495CAE

#495cae ≈ Sapphire

  • blue
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#495cae 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 68.24% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 58.05% cyan, 47.13% magenta, 0% yellow and 31.76% black. Its hue angle is 228.71°, with 40.89% saturation and 48.43% 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 6.13:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Sapphire (#0f52ba), ΔE 5.95.

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Web safe#336699
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Relative luminance0.1213

Complementary

  1. #495cae
  2. #ae9b49

Split complementary

  1. #495cae
  2. #ae6849
  3. #8fae49

Analogous

  1. #498fae
  2. #495cae
  3. #6849ae

Triadic

  1. #495cae
  2. #ae495c
  3. #5cae49

Tetradic

  1. #495cae
  2. #9b49ae
  3. #ae9b49
  4. #5cae49

Square

  1. #495cae
  2. #ae498f
  3. #ae9b49
  4. #49ae68

Monochromatic

  1. #1c2342
  2. #324078
  3. #495cae
  4. #7c8ac8
  5. #b2bade

Shades

#495cae mixed progressively with black.

  1. #495cae
  2. #42539d
  3. #3a4a8b
  4. #33407a
  5. #2c3768
  6. #252e57
  7. #1d2546
  8. #161c34
  9. #0f1223
  10. #070911
  11. #000000

Tints

#495cae mixed progressively with white.

  1. #495cae
  2. #5b6cb6
  3. #6d7dbe
  4. #808dc6
  5. #929dce
  6. #a4aed7
  7. #b6bedf
  8. #c8cee7
  9. #dbdeef
  10. #edeff7
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#495cae mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #495cae
  2. #4f60a9
  3. #5463a5
  4. #5a67a0
  5. #5f6a9c
  6. #656e97
  7. #6a7292
  8. #70758e
  9. #757989
  10. #7b7c85
  11. #808080

Readable text 6.13:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.43:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #626262 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #595f87 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #3566b1 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #275eac ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #006e7c ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #3e62b0 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #375dad ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #2d6793 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-495cae {
  color: #495cae;
}
Background
.bg-495cae {
  background-color: #495cae;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-495cae {
  border: 2px solid #495cae;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #495cae;
  --color-primary-rgb: 73 92 174;
  --color-primary-hsl: 229 41% 48%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-495cae {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #495cae, #6849ae);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-495cae {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(73 92 174 / 0.35);
}

#0f52ba Sapphire ΔE 5.95 #1560bd Denim ΔE 6.59 #436b95 Queen Blue ΔE 7.40 #5a4fcf Iris ΔE 7.80 #26619c Lapis Lazuli ΔE 7.85 #4169e1 Royal Blue ΔE 8.04 #6a5acd Slate Blue ΔE 8.05 #b6a351 Inverted #626262 Grayscale 

Sapphire
#495cae  rgb(73, 92, 174)  hsl(229, 41%, 48%)  Sapphire
#ae9b49  rgb(174, 155, 73)  hsl(49, 41%, 48%)  Brass
#ae495c  rgb(174, 73, 92)  hsl(349, 41%, 48%)  Brick Red
#5cae49  rgb(92, 174, 73)  hsl(109, 41%, 48%)  Mantis