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#495F8A

#495f8a ≈ Queen Blue

  • azure
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#495f8a is a color from the azure family, with medium lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 28.63% red, 37.25% green and 54.12% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 47.1% cyan, 31.16% magenta, 0% yellow and 45.88% black. Its hue angle is 219.69°, with 30.81% saturation and 41.37% lightness in HSL. It is a cool color, often associated with openness, freedom and calm. Designers typically use it for technology products, finance and banking and brand accents. White text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 6.39:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Queen Blue (#436b95), ΔE 5.95.

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Web safe#336699
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Relative luminance0.1144

Complementary

  1. #495f8a
  2. #8a7449

Split complementary

  1. #495f8a
  2. #8a5349
  3. #7f8a49

Analogous

  1. #497f8a
  2. #495f8a
  3. #53498a

Triadic

  1. #495f8a
  2. #8a495f
  3. #5f8a49

Tetradic

  1. #495f8a
  2. #74498a
  3. #8a7449
  4. #5f8a49

Square

  1. #495f8a
  2. #8a497f
  3. #8a7449
  4. #498a53

Monochromatic

  1. #141a26
  2. #2f3d58
  3. #495f8a
  4. #6d85b2
  5. #a0afcc

Shades

#495f8a mixed progressively with black.

  1. #495f8a
  2. #42567c
  3. #3a4c6e
  4. #334361
  5. #2c3953
  6. #253045
  7. #1d2637
  8. #161d29
  9. #0f131c
  10. #070a0e
  11. #000000

Tints

#495f8a mixed progressively with white.

  1. #495f8a
  2. #5b6f96
  3. #6d7fa1
  4. #808fad
  5. #929fb9
  6. #a4afc5
  7. #b6bfd0
  8. #c8cfdc
  9. #dbdfe8
  10. #edeff3
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#495f8a mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #495f8a
  2. #4f6289
  3. #546688
  4. #5a6987
  5. #5f6c86
  6. #657085
  7. #6a7384
  8. #707683
  9. #757982
  10. #7b7d81
  11. #808080

Readable text 6.39:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.29:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #5f5f5f ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #575f73 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #4f628c ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #485c89 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #30686e ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #4d618b ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #485d89 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #3b657a ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-495f8a {
  color: #495f8a;
}
Background
.bg-495f8a {
  background-color: #495f8a;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-495f8a {
  border: 2px solid #495f8a;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #495f8a;
  --color-primary-rgb: 73 95 138;
  --color-primary-hsl: 220 31% 41%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-495f8a {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #495f8a, #53498a);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-495f8a {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(73 95 138 / 0.35);
}

#436b95 Queen Blue ΔE 5.95 #26619c Lapis Lazuli ΔE 6.67 #1560bd Denim ΔE 8.21 #0f4d92 Yale Blue ΔE 8.43 #0f52ba Sapphire ΔE 8.66 #0067a5 Medium Persian Blue ΔE 9.69 #0047ab Cobalt Blue ΔE 10.10 #b6a075 Inverted #5f5f5f Grayscale 

Queen Blue
#495f8a  rgb(73, 95, 138)  hsl(220, 31%, 41%)  Queen Blue
#8a7449  rgb(138, 116, 73)  hsl(40, 31%, 41%)  Raw Umber
#8a495f  rgb(138, 73, 95)  hsl(340, 31%, 41%)  Twilight Lavender
#5f8a49  rgb(95, 138, 73)  hsl(100, 31%, 41%)  Sap Green