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#495CBC

#495cbc ≈ Sapphire

  • blue
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#495cbc 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 73.73% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 61.17% cyan, 51.06% magenta, 0% yellow and 26.27% black. Its hue angle is 230.09°, with 46.18% saturation and 51.18% 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 5.93:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Sapphire (#0f52ba), ΔE 5.89.

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Web safe#3366cc
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Relative luminance0.127

Complementary

  1. #495cbc
  2. #bca949

Split complementary

  1. #495cbc
  2. #bc7049
  3. #95bc49

Analogous

  1. #4995bc
  2. #495cbc
  3. #7049bc

Triadic

  1. #495cbc
  2. #bc495c
  3. #5cbc49

Tetradic

  1. #495cbc
  2. #a949bc
  3. #bca949
  4. #5cbc49

Square

  1. #495cbc
  2. #bc4995
  3. #bca949
  4. #49bc70

Monochromatic

  1. #1d254f
  2. #324087
  3. #495cbc
  4. #818ed1
  5. #b9c0e5

Shades

#495cbc mixed progressively with black.

  1. #495cbc
  2. #4253a9
  3. #3a4a96
  4. #334084
  5. #2c3771
  6. #252e5e
  7. #1d254b
  8. #161c38
  9. #0f1226
  10. #070913
  11. #000000

Tints

#495cbc mixed progressively with white.

  1. #495cbc
  2. #5b6cc3
  3. #6d7dc9
  4. #808dd0
  5. #929dd7
  6. #a4aede
  7. #b6bee4
  8. #c8ceeb
  9. #dbdef2
  10. #edeff8
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#495cbc mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #495cbc
  2. #4f60b6
  3. #5463b0
  4. #5a67aa
  5. #5f6aa4
  6. #656e9e
  7. #6a7298
  8. #707592
  9. #75798c
  10. #7b7c86
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.93:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.54:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #646464 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #5a6190 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #2669bf ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #065fba ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #007283 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #3764be ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #2e5ebb ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #246a9d ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-495cbc {
  color: #495cbc;
}
Background
.bg-495cbc {
  background-color: #495cbc;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-495cbc {
  border: 2px solid #495cbc;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #495cbc;
  --color-primary-rgb: 73 92 188;
  --color-primary-hsl: 230 46% 51%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-495cbc {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #495cbc, #7049bc);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-495cbc {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(73 92 188 / 0.35);
}

#0f52ba Sapphire ΔE 5.89 #5a4fcf Iris ΔE 6.40 #4169e1 Royal Blue ΔE 6.60 #1560bd Denim ΔE 6.60 #6a5acd Slate Blue ΔE 6.76 #6050dc Majorelle Blue ΔE 7.59 #436b95 Queen Blue ΔE 7.93 #b6a343 Inverted #646464 Grayscale 

Sapphire
#495cbc  rgb(73, 92, 188)  hsl(230, 46%, 51%)  Sapphire
#bca949  rgb(188, 169, 73)  hsl(50, 46%, 51%)  Brass
#bc495c  rgb(188, 73, 92)  hsl(350, 46%, 51%)  Brick Red
#5cbc49  rgb(92, 188, 73)  hsl(110, 46%, 51%)  Mantis