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#495CDD

#495cdd ≈ Ultramarine Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#495cdd 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 86.67% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 66.97% cyan, 58.37% magenta, 0% yellow and 13.33% black. Its hue angle is 232.3°, with 68.52% saturation and 57.65% 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 5.44:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Ultramarine Blue (#4166f5), ΔE 4.56.

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Web safe#3366cc
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Relative luminance0.1429

Complementary

  1. #495cdd
  2. #ddca49

Split complementary

  1. #495cdd
  2. #dd8049
  3. #a6dd49

Analogous

  1. #49a6dd
  2. #495cdd
  3. #8049dd

Triadic

  1. #495cdd
  2. #dd495c
  3. #5cdd49

Tetradic

  1. #495cdd
  2. #ca49dd
  3. #ddca49
  4. #5cdd49

Square

  1. #495cdd
  2. #dd49a6
  3. #ddca49
  4. #49dd80

Monochromatic

  1. #162377
  2. #2235b7
  3. #495cdd
  4. #8996e9
  5. #cacff5

Shades

#495cdd mixed progressively with black.

  1. #495cdd
  2. #4253c7
  3. #3a4ab1
  4. #33409b
  5. #2c3785
  6. #252e6f
  7. #1d2558
  8. #161c42
  9. #0f122c
  10. #070916
  11. #000000

Tints

#495cdd mixed progressively with white.

  1. #495cdd
  2. #5b6ce0
  3. #6d7de4
  4. #808de7
  5. #929deb
  6. #a4aeee
  7. #b6bef1
  8. #c8cef5
  9. #dbdef8
  10. #edeffc
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#495cdd mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #495cdd
  2. #4f60d4
  3. #5463ca
  4. #5a67c1
  5. #5f6ab8
  6. #656eaf
  7. #6a72a5
  8. #70759c
  9. #757993
  10. #7b7c89
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.44:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.86:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #6a6a6a ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #5e64a5 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0070e1 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0063da ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #007c94 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #1c69e0 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #0060db ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #0070b6 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-495cdd {
  color: #495cdd;
}
Background
.bg-495cdd {
  background-color: #495cdd;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-495cdd {
  border: 2px solid #495cdd;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #495cdd;
  --color-primary-rgb: 73 92 221;
  --color-primary-hsl: 232 69% 58%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-495cdd {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #495cdd, #8049dd);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-495cdd {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(73 92 221 / 0.35);
}

#4166f5 Ultramarine Blue ΔE 4.56 #4169e1 Royal Blue ΔE 4.77 #6050dc Majorelle Blue ΔE 5.23 #5a4fcf Iris ΔE 5.29 #6a5acd Slate Blue ΔE 5.65 #0f52ba Sapphire ΔE 8.13 #1560bd Denim ΔE 8.50 #b6a322 Inverted #6a6a6a Grayscale 

Ultramarine Blue
#495cdd  rgb(73, 92, 221)  hsl(232, 69%, 58%)  Ultramarine Blue
#ddca49  rgb(221, 202, 73)  hsl(52, 69%, 58%)  Citrine
#dd495c  rgb(221, 73, 92)  hsl(352, 69%, 58%)  Amaranth
#5cdd49  rgb(92, 221, 73)  hsl(112, 69%, 58%)  Malachite