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#46687E

#46687e ≈ Queen Blue

  • azure
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: muted
  • Cool
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#46687e is a color from the azure family, with low lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 27.45% red, 40.78% green and 49.41% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 44.44% cyan, 17.46% magenta, 0% yellow and 50.59% black. Its hue angle is 203.57°, with 28.57% saturation and 38.43% 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 5.93:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Queen Blue (#436b95), ΔE 6.4.

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Relative luminance0.1271

Complementary

  1. #46687e
  2. #7e5c46

Split complementary

  1. #46687e
  2. #7e464c
  3. #7e7846

Analogous

  1. #467e78
  2. #46687e
  3. #464c7e

Triadic

  1. #46687e
  2. #7e4668
  3. #687e46

Tetradic

  1. #46687e
  2. #5c467e
  3. #7e5c46
  4. #687e46

Square

  1. #46687e
  2. #78467e
  3. #7e5c46
  4. #4c7e46

Monochromatic

  1. #0f171c
  2. #2b3f4d
  3. #46687e
  4. #6690aa
  5. #97b3c5

Shades

#46687e mixed progressively with black.

  1. #46687e
  2. #3f5e71
  3. #385365
  4. #314958
  5. #2a3e4c
  6. #23343f
  7. #1c2a32
  8. #151f26
  9. #0e1519
  10. #070a0d
  11. #000000

Tints

#46687e mixed progressively with white.

  1. #46687e
  2. #59778b
  3. #6b8698
  4. #7e95a5
  5. #90a4b2
  6. #a3b4bf
  7. #b5c3cb
  8. #c8d2d8
  9. #dae1e5
  10. #edf0f2
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#46687e mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #46687e
  2. #4c6a7e
  3. #526d7e
  4. #576f7f
  5. #5d727f
  6. #63747f
  7. #69767f
  8. #6f797f
  9. #747b80
  10. #7a7e80
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.93:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.54:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #646464 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #59666f ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #5e677f ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #56617e ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #2f6e6f ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #55687f ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #50647e ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #3a6b75 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-46687e {
  color: #46687e;
}
Background
.bg-46687e {
  background-color: #46687e;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-46687e {
  border: 2px solid #46687e;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #46687e;
  --color-primary-rgb: 70 104 126;
  --color-primary-hsl: 204 29% 38%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-46687e {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #46687e, #464c7e);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-46687e {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(70 104 126 / 0.35);
}

#436b95 Queen Blue ΔE 6.40 #006994 Sea Blue ΔE 6.86 #367588 Teal Blue ΔE 7.50 #26619c Lapis Lazuli ΔE 8.28 #0067a5 Medium Persian Blue ΔE 8.54 #1560bd Denim ΔE 9.31 #007ba7 Cerulean ΔE 9.69 #b99781 Inverted #646464 Grayscale 

Queen Blue
#46687e  rgb(70, 104, 126)  hsl(204, 29%, 38%)  Queen Blue
#7e5c46  rgb(126, 92, 70)  hsl(24, 29%, 38%)  Coffee
#7e4668  rgb(126, 70, 104)  hsl(324, 29%, 38%)  Twilight Lavender
#687e46  rgb(104, 126, 70)  hsl(84, 29%, 38%)  Fern Green