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#495CDA

#495cda ≈ Royal Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#495cda is a color from the blue family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 28.63% red, 36.08% green and 85.49% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 66.51% cyan, 57.8% magenta, 0% yellow and 14.51% black. Its hue angle is 232.14°, with 66.21% saturation and 57.06% 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 5.49:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Royal Blue (#4169e1), ΔE 4.81.

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Relative luminance0.1413

Complementary

  1. #495cda
  2. #dac749

Split complementary

  1. #495cda
  2. #da7f49
  3. #a4da49

Analogous

  1. #49a4da
  2. #495cda
  3. #7f49da

Triadic

  1. #495cda
  2. #da495c
  3. #5cda49

Tetradic

  1. #495cda
  2. #c749da
  3. #dac749
  4. #5cda49

Square

  1. #495cda
  2. #da49a4
  3. #dac749
  4. #49da7f

Monochromatic

  1. #172373
  2. #2437b2
  3. #495cda
  4. #8995e7
  5. #c8cef4

Shades

#495cda mixed progressively with black.

  1. #495cda
  2. #4253c4
  3. #3a4aae
  4. #334099
  5. #2c3783
  6. #252e6d
  7. #1d2557
  8. #161c41
  9. #0f122c
  10. #070916
  11. #000000

Tints

#495cda mixed progressively with white.

  1. #495cda
  2. #5b6cde
  3. #6d7de1
  4. #808de5
  5. #929de9
  6. #a4aeed
  7. #b6bef0
  8. #c8cef4
  9. #dbdef8
  10. #edeffb
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#495cda mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #495cda
  2. #4f60d1
  3. #5463c8
  4. #5a67bf
  5. #5f6ab6
  6. #656ead
  7. #6a72a4
  8. #70759b
  9. #757992
  10. #7b7c89
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.49:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.83:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #696969 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #5e64a3 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0070de ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0063d7 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #007b92 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #2068dd ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #0260d9 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #0070b3 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-495cda {
  color: #495cda;
}
Background
.bg-495cda {
  background-color: #495cda;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-495cda {
  border: 2px solid #495cda;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #495cda;
  --color-primary-rgb: 73 92 218;
  --color-primary-hsl: 232 66% 57%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-495cda {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #495cda, #7f49da);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-495cda {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(73 92 218 / 0.35);
}

#4169e1 Royal Blue ΔE 4.81 #4166f5 Ultramarine Blue ΔE 4.81 #5a4fcf Iris ΔE 5.23 #6050dc Majorelle Blue ΔE 5.32 #6a5acd Slate Blue ΔE 5.62 #0f52ba Sapphire ΔE 7.85 #1560bd Denim ΔE 8.26 #b6a325 Inverted #696969 Grayscale 

Royal Blue
#495cda  rgb(73, 92, 218)  hsl(232, 66%, 57%)  Royal Blue
#dac749  rgb(218, 199, 73)  hsl(52, 66%, 57%)  Old Gold
#da495c  rgb(218, 73, 92)  hsl(352, 66%, 57%)  Amaranth
#5cda49  rgb(92, 218, 73)  hsl(112, 66%, 57%)  Malachite