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#495DD3

#495dd3 ≈ Royal Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#495dd3 is a color from the blue family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 28.63% red, 36.47% green and 82.75% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 65.4% cyan, 55.92% magenta, 0% yellow and 17.25% black. Its hue angle is 231.3°, with 61.06% saturation and 55.69% 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 5.54:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Royal Blue (#4169e1), ΔE 4.71.

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Web safe#3366cc
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Relative luminance0.1395

Complementary

  1. #495dd3
  2. #d3bf49

Split complementary

  1. #495dd3
  2. #d37a49
  3. #a2d349

Analogous

  1. #49a2d3
  2. #495dd3
  3. #7a49d3

Triadic

  1. #495dd3
  2. #d3495d
  3. #5dd349

Tetradic

  1. #495dd3
  2. #bf49d3
  3. #d3bf49
  4. #5dd349

Square

  1. #495dd3
  2. #d349a2
  3. #d3bf49
  4. #49d37a

Monochromatic

  1. #1a256a
  2. #283ba7
  3. #495dd3
  4. #8794e2
  5. #c4cbf1

Shades

#495dd3 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #495dd3
  2. #4254be
  3. #3a4aa9
  4. #334194
  5. #2c387f
  6. #252f6a
  7. #1d2554
  8. #161c3f
  9. #0f132a
  10. #070915
  11. #000000

Tints

#495dd3 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #495dd3
  2. #5b6dd7
  3. #6d7ddc
  4. #808ee0
  5. #929ee5
  6. #a4aee9
  7. #b6beed
  8. #c8cef2
  9. #dbdff6
  10. #edeffb
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#495dd3 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #495dd3
  2. #4f61cb
  3. #5464c2
  4. #5a68ba
  5. #5f6bb2
  6. #656faa
  7. #6a72a1
  8. #707699
  9. #757991
  10. #7b7d88
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.54:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.79:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #686868 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #5d649e ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #006fd7 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0062d1 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00798f ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #2968d5 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #1760d2 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #066fae ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-495dd3 {
  color: #495dd3;
}
Background
.bg-495dd3 {
  background-color: #495dd3;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-495dd3 {
  border: 2px solid #495dd3;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #495dd3;
  --color-primary-rgb: 73 93 211;
  --color-primary-hsl: 231 61% 56%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-495dd3 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #495dd3, #7a49d3);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-495dd3 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(73 93 211 / 0.35);
}

#4169e1 Royal Blue ΔE 4.71 #4166f5 Ultramarine Blue ΔE 5.27 #5a4fcf Iris ΔE 5.52 #6a5acd Slate Blue ΔE 5.77 #6050dc Majorelle Blue ΔE 5.90 #0f52ba Sapphire ΔE 7.29 #1560bd Denim ΔE 7.58 #b6a22c Inverted #686868 Grayscale 

Royal Blue
#495dd3  rgb(73, 93, 211)  hsl(231, 61%, 56%)  Royal Blue
#d3bf49  rgb(211, 191, 73)  hsl(51, 61%, 56%)  Old Gold
#d3495d  rgb(211, 73, 93)  hsl(351, 61%, 56%)  Brick Red
#5dd349  rgb(93, 211, 73)  hsl(111, 61%, 56%)  Lime Green