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#495DA5

#495da5 ≈ Sapphire

  • blue
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#495da5 is a color from the blue family, with medium lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 28.63% red, 36.47% green and 64.71% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 55.76% cyan, 43.64% magenta, 0% yellow and 35.29% black. Its hue angle is 226.96°, with 38.66% saturation and 46.67% 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 6.19:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Sapphire (#0f52ba), ΔE 6.45.

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Web safe#336699
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Relative luminance0.1196

Complementary

  1. #495da5
  2. #a59149

Split complementary

  1. #495da5
  2. #a56349
  3. #8ba549

Analogous

  1. #498ba5
  2. #495da5
  3. #6349a5

Triadic

  1. #495da5
  2. #a5495d
  3. #5da549

Tetradic

  1. #495da5
  2. #9149a5
  3. #a59149
  4. #5da549

Square

  1. #495da5
  2. #a5498b
  3. #a59149
  4. #49a563

Monochromatic

  1. #1a213b
  2. #323f70
  3. #495da5
  4. #7788c3
  5. #adb7db

Shades

#495da5 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #495da5
  2. #425495
  3. #3a4a84
  4. #334174
  5. #2c3863
  6. #252f53
  7. #1d2542
  8. #161c32
  9. #0f1321
  10. #070911
  11. #000000

Tints

#495da5 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #495da5
  2. #5b6dae
  3. #6d7db7
  4. #808ec0
  5. #929ec9
  6. #a4aed2
  7. #b6bedb
  8. #c8cee4
  9. #dbdfed
  10. #edeff6
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#495da5 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #495da5
  2. #4f61a1
  3. #54649e
  4. #5a689a
  5. #5f6b96
  6. #656f93
  7. #6a728f
  8. #70768b
  9. #757987
  10. #7b7d84
  11. #808080

Readable text 6.19:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.39:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #616161 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #585f82 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #3e65a8 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #335da3 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #166d79 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #4362a7 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #3d5da4 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #32678d ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-495da5 {
  color: #495da5;
}
Background
.bg-495da5 {
  background-color: #495da5;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-495da5 {
  border: 2px solid #495da5;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #495da5;
  --color-primary-rgb: 73 93 165;
  --color-primary-hsl: 227 39% 47%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-495da5 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #495da5, #6349a5);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-495da5 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(73 93 165 / 0.35);
}

#0f52ba Sapphire ΔE 6.45 #1560bd Denim ΔE 6.69 #436b95 Queen Blue ΔE 6.91 #26619c Lapis Lazuli ΔE 7.30 #0f4d92 Yale Blue ΔE 8.44 #0047ab Cobalt Blue ΔE 8.50 #4169e1 Royal Blue ΔE 8.89 #b6a25a Inverted #616161 Grayscale 

Sapphire
#495da5  rgb(73, 93, 165)  hsl(227, 39%, 47%)  Sapphire
#a59149  rgb(165, 145, 73)  hsl(47, 39%, 47%)  Brass
#a5495d  rgb(165, 73, 93)  hsl(347, 39%, 47%)  Cordovan
#5da549  rgb(93, 165, 73)  hsl(107, 39%, 47%)  Asparagus