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#466EA1

#466ea1 ≈ Queen Blue

  • azure
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#466ea1 is a color from the azure family, with medium lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 27.45% red, 43.14% green and 63.14% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 56.52% cyan, 31.68% magenta, 0% yellow and 36.86% black. Its hue angle is 213.63°, with 39.39% saturation and 45.29% 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 5.24:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Queen Blue (#436b95), ΔE 2.18.

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Relative luminance0.1503

Complementary

  1. #466ea1
  2. #a17946

Split complementary

  1. #466ea1
  2. #a14c46
  3. #9ba146

Analogous

  1. #469ba1
  2. #466ea1
  3. #4c46a1

Triadic

  1. #466ea1
  2. #a1466e
  3. #6ea146

Tetradic

  1. #466ea1
  2. #7946a1
  3. #a17946
  4. #6ea146

Square

  1. #466ea1
  2. #a1469b
  3. #a17946
  4. #46a14c

Monochromatic

  1. #182536
  2. #2f4a6c
  3. #466ea1
  4. #7295c2
  5. #a7bdd9

Shades

#466ea1 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #466ea1
  2. #3f6391
  3. #385881
  4. #314d71
  5. #2a4261
  6. #233751
  7. #1c2c40
  8. #152130
  9. #0e1620
  10. #070b10
  11. #000000

Tints

#466ea1 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #466ea1
  2. #597daa
  3. #6b8bb4
  4. #7e9abd
  5. #90a8c7
  6. #a3b7d0
  7. #b5c5d9
  8. #c8d4e3
  9. #dae2ec
  10. #edf1f6
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#466ea1 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #466ea1
  2. #4c709e
  3. #52729a
  4. #577397
  5. #5d7594
  6. #637791
  7. #69798d
  8. #6f7b8a
  9. #747c87
  10. #7a7e83
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.24:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.01:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #6c6c6c ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #5f6d85 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #5971a3 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #4e68a0 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #047a80 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #5270a2 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #4b6ba0 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #2c758e ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-466ea1 {
  color: #466ea1;
}
Background
.bg-466ea1 {
  background-color: #466ea1;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-466ea1 {
  border: 2px solid #466ea1;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #466ea1;
  --color-primary-rgb: 70 110 161;
  --color-primary-hsl: 214 39% 45%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-466ea1 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #466ea1, #4c46a1);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-466ea1 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(70 110 161 / 0.35);
}

#436b95 Queen Blue ΔE 2.18 #26619c Lapis Lazuli ΔE 5.47 #1560bd Denim ΔE 5.88 #0072bb French Blue ΔE 5.88 #0073cf True Blue ΔE 6.03 #0067a5 Medium Persian Blue ΔE 6.15 #417dc1 Tufts Blue ΔE 6.65 #b9915e Inverted #6c6c6c Grayscale 

Queen Blue
#466ea1  rgb(70, 110, 161)  hsl(214, 39%, 45%)  Queen Blue
#a17946  rgb(161, 121, 70)  hsl(34, 39%, 45%)  Cafe au Lait
#a1466e  rgb(161, 70, 110)  hsl(334, 39%, 45%)  Twilight Lavender
#6ea146  rgb(110, 161, 70)  hsl(94, 39%, 45%)  Asparagus