Palettes / Colors / #495DCA

#495DCA — Blue

#495DCA is a blue color we call Blue, closest to the named color RoyalBlue (#4169E1). It belongs to the blue family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: royalblue (#4169E1) — not an exact match. CSS royalblue gives you #4169E1, a different color; use #495DCA when you need this exact shade.

Sources: common names follow widely used color-name references; CSS keywords and their hex values follow the CSS Color specification.

#495DCA is a cool blue color associated with trust, calm and professionalism. It sits comfortably in the middle: usable for large areas in soft schemes, or as a supporting color beside something stronger.

Its strongest partner is its complement #CAB749; it also sits naturally between #499DCA and #7649CA. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

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Color values

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 29% · Green 36% · Blue 79%

Cyan 64% · Magenta 54% · Yellow 0% · Key 21%

CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.

Previews

CSS code for #495DCA

.text { color: #495DCA; }
.background { background-color: #495DCA; }
.border { border: 3px solid #495DCA; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(73, 93, 202); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(231, 55%, 54%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #495DCA; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(73, 93, 202, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #495DCA; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(73, 93, 202, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#495DCA">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#495DCA">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #CAB749:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #495DCA: #FFFFFF.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #495DCA

Text set with opacity blends into the background, so its real contrast is lower than the solid ratios above. Choose a text color and an opacity to see the blended color and its true ratio:

How #495DCA looks with color blindness

Simulated with standard Machado color-vision-deficiency matrices — useful when this color carries meaning in charts, maps or interfaces:

Closest design-system colors

The nearest matches in the Tailwind CSS, Material Design and Bootstrap palettes — handy when you need a framework class instead of a raw hex:

Palettes with a similar color

These palettes use a close neighbour of #495DCA rather than the exact color:

Similar colors

The closest colors that actually appear in our palette collection — click any to open its page:

Browse neighbouring colors

← #495DC9  ·  #495DCB →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #495DCA?

#495DCA is Blue, a blue color (RGB 73, 93, 202). Its closest standard named color is RoyalBlue.

What is the RGB and HSL of #495DCA?

#495DCA is RGB 73, 93, 202 — HSL 231°, 55%, 54% — CMYK 64%, 54%, 0%, 21%.

What colors go with #495DCA?

Its complement is #CAB749; analogous partners are #499DCA and #7649CA. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #495DCA for text?

White text on #495DCA has a contrast ratio of 5.67:1 (passes WCAG AA); black text gives 3.70:1.