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#495FA2

#495fa2 ≈ Queen Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#495fa2 is a color from the blue family, with medium lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 28.63% red, 37.25% green and 63.53% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 54.94% cyan, 41.36% magenta, 0% yellow and 36.47% black. Its hue angle is 225.17°, with 37.87% saturation and 46.08% 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 6.1:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Queen Blue (#436b95), ΔE 6.25.

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Web safe#336699
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Relative luminance0.1221

Complementary

  1. #495fa2
  2. #a28c49

Split complementary

  1. #495fa2
  2. #a26049
  3. #8ca249

Analogous

  1. #498ca2
  2. #495fa2
  3. #6049a2

Triadic

  1. #495fa2
  2. #a2495f
  3. #5fa249

Tetradic

  1. #495fa2
  2. #8c49a2
  3. #a28c49
  4. #5fa249

Square

  1. #495fa2
  2. #a2498c
  3. #a28c49
  4. #49a260

Monochromatic

  1. #192139
  2. #31406d
  3. #495fa2
  4. #7689c1
  5. #abb6d9

Shades

#495fa2 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #495fa2
  2. #425692
  3. #3a4c82
  4. #334371
  5. #2c3961
  6. #253051
  7. #1d2641
  8. #161d31
  9. #0f1320
  10. #070a10
  11. #000000

Tints

#495fa2 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #495fa2
  2. #5b6fab
  3. #6d7fb5
  4. #808fbe
  5. #929fc7
  6. #a4afd1
  7. #b6bfda
  8. #c8cfe3
  9. #dbdfec
  10. #edeff6
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#495fa2 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #495fa2
  2. #4f629f
  3. #54669b
  4. #5a6998
  5. #5f6c94
  6. #657091
  7. #6a738e
  8. #70768a
  9. #757987
  10. #7b7d83
  11. #808080

Readable text 6.1:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.44:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #626262 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #596181 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #4366a5 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #395ea1 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #1a6e78 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #4663a4 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #405fa1 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #33688b ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-495fa2 {
  color: #495fa2;
}
Background
.bg-495fa2 {
  background-color: #495fa2;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-495fa2 {
  border: 2px solid #495fa2;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #495fa2;
  --color-primary-rgb: 73 95 162;
  --color-primary-hsl: 225 38% 46%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-495fa2 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #495fa2, #6049a2);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-495fa2 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(73 95 162 / 0.35);
}

#436b95 Queen Blue ΔE 6.25 #1560bd Denim ΔE 6.48 #26619c Lapis Lazuli ΔE 6.79 #0f52ba Sapphire ΔE 6.82 #0f4d92 Yale Blue ΔE 8.51 #4169e1 Royal Blue ΔE 8.90 #0047ab Cobalt Blue ΔE 9.00 #b6a05d Inverted #626262 Grayscale 

Queen Blue
#495fa2  rgb(73, 95, 162)  hsl(225, 38%, 46%)  Queen Blue
#a28c49  rgb(162, 140, 73)  hsl(45, 38%, 46%)  Brass
#a2495f  rgb(162, 73, 95)  hsl(345, 38%, 46%)  Cordovan
#5fa249  rgb(95, 162, 73)  hsl(105, 38%, 46%)  Asparagus