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#495CFE

#495cfe ≈ Ultramarine Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#495cfe is a color from the blue family, with high lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 28.63% red, 36.08% green and 99.61% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 71.26% cyan, 63.78% magenta, 0% yellow and 0.39% black. Its hue angle is 233.7°, with 98.91% saturation and 64.12% 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 call-to-action buttons. White text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 4.95:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Ultramarine Blue (#4166f5), ΔE 3.57.

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Relative luminance0.1623

Complementary

  1. #495cfe
  2. #feeb49

Split complementary

  1. #495cfe
  2. #fe9149
  3. #b7fe49

Analogous

  1. #49b7fe
  2. #495cfe
  3. #9149fe

Triadic

  1. #495cfe
  2. #fe495c
  3. #5cfe49

Tetradic

  1. #495cfe
  2. #eb49fe
  3. #feeb49
  4. #5cfe49

Square

  1. #495cfe
  2. #fe49b7
  3. #feeb49
  4. #49fe91

Monochromatic

  1. #0113ad
  2. #011bf9
  3. #495cfe
  4. #95a0fe
  5. #e1e4ff

Shades

#495cfe mixed progressively with black.

  1. #495cfe
  2. #4253e5
  3. #3a4acb
  4. #3340b2
  5. #2c3798
  6. #252e7f
  7. #1d2566
  8. #161c4c
  9. #0f1233
  10. #070919
  11. #000000

Tints

#495cfe mixed progressively with white.

  1. #495cfe
  2. #5b6cfe
  3. #6d7dfe
  4. #808dfe
  5. #929dfe
  6. #a4aeff
  7. #b6beff
  8. #c8ceff
  9. #dbdeff
  10. #edefff
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#495cfe mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #495cfe
  2. #4f60f1
  3. #5463e5
  4. #5a67d8
  5. #5f6acc
  6. #656ebf
  7. #6a72b2
  8. #7075a6
  9. #757999
  10. #7b7c8d
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.95:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.25:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #707070 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #6369ba ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0079ff ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0068fb ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #0087a5 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #006eff ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #0063fc ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #0078cf ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-495cfe {
  color: #495cfe;
}
Background
.bg-495cfe {
  background-color: #495cfe;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-495cfe {
  border: 2px solid #495cfe;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #495cfe;
  --color-primary-rgb: 73 92 254;
  --color-primary-hsl: 234 99% 64%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-495cfe {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #495cfe, #9149fe);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-495cfe {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(73 92 254 / 0.35);
}

#4166f5 Ultramarine Blue ΔE 3.57 #4169e1 Royal Blue ΔE 5.93 #6050dc Majorelle Blue ΔE 6.19 #7b68ee Medium Slate Blue ΔE 7.30 #6a5acd Slate Blue ΔE 7.36 #5a4fcf Iris ΔE 7.47 #0070ff Brandeis Blue ΔE 8.33 #b6a301 Inverted #707070 Grayscale 

Ultramarine Blue
#495cfe  rgb(73, 92, 254)  hsl(234, 99%, 64%)  Ultramarine Blue
#feeb49  rgb(254, 235, 73)  hsl(54, 99%, 64%)  Dandelion
#fe495c  rgb(254, 73, 92)  hsl(354, 99%, 64%)  Neon Fuchsia
#5cfe49  rgb(92, 254, 73)  hsl(114, 99%, 64%)  Neon Green