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#456A9E

#456a9e ≈ Queen Blue

  • azure
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#456a9e is a color from the azure family, with medium lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 27.06% red, 41.57% green and 61.96% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 56.33% cyan, 32.91% magenta, 0% yellow and 38.04% black. Its hue angle is 215.06°, with 39.21% saturation and 44.51% 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 5.51:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Queen Blue (#436b95), ΔE 2.14.

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Web safe#336699
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Relative luminance0.1404

Complementary

  1. #456a9e
  2. #9e7945

Split complementary

  1. #456a9e
  2. #9e4d45
  3. #969e45

Analogous

  1. #45969e
  2. #456a9e
  3. #4d459e

Triadic

  1. #456a9e
  2. #9e456a
  3. #6a9e45

Tetradic

  1. #456a9e
  2. #79459e
  3. #9e7945
  4. #6a9e45

Square

  1. #456a9e
  2. #9e4596
  3. #9e7945
  4. #459e4d

Monochromatic

  1. #162334
  2. #2e4669
  3. #456a9e
  4. #6f91c0
  5. #a5bad7

Shades

#456a9e mixed progressively with black.

  1. #456a9e
  2. #3e5f8e
  3. #37557e
  4. #304a6f
  5. #29405f
  6. #23354f
  7. #1c2a3f
  8. #15202f
  9. #0e1520
  10. #070b10
  11. #000000

Tints

#456a9e mixed progressively with white.

  1. #456a9e
  2. #5879a8
  3. #6a88b1
  4. #7d97bb
  5. #8fa6c5
  6. #a2b5cf
  7. #b5c3d8
  8. #c7d2e2
  9. #dae1ec
  10. #ecf0f5
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#456a9e mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #456a9e
  2. #4b6c9b
  3. #516e98
  4. #577195
  5. #5d7392
  6. #63758f
  7. #68778c
  8. #6e7989
  9. #747c86
  10. #7a7e83
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.51:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.81:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #696969 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #5c6981 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #556da0 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #4a659d ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #08767d ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #4f6c9f ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #48679d ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #2c718b ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-456a9e {
  color: #456a9e;
}
Background
.bg-456a9e {
  background-color: #456a9e;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-456a9e {
  border: 2px solid #456a9e;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #456a9e;
  --color-primary-rgb: 69 106 158;
  --color-primary-hsl: 215 39% 45%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-456a9e {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #456a9e, #4d459e);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-456a9e {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(69 106 158 / 0.35);
}

#436b95 Queen Blue ΔE 2.14 #26619c Lapis Lazuli ΔE 4.68 #1560bd Denim ΔE 5.28 #0067a5 Medium Persian Blue ΔE 6.25 #0072bb French Blue ΔE 6.93 #0073cf True Blue ΔE 7.17 #4169e1 Royal Blue ΔE 7.83 #ba9561 Inverted #696969 Grayscale 

Queen Blue
#456a9e  rgb(69, 106, 158)  hsl(215, 39%, 45%)  Queen Blue
#9e7945  rgb(158, 121, 69)  hsl(35, 39%, 45%)  Cafe au Lait
#9e456a  rgb(158, 69, 106)  hsl(335, 39%, 45%)  Twilight Lavender
#6a9e45  rgb(106, 158, 69)  hsl(95, 39%, 45%)  Olive Drab