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#466EA3

#466ea3 ≈ Queen Blue

  • azure
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#466ea3 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 63.92% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 57.06% cyan, 32.52% magenta, 0% yellow and 36.08% black. Its hue angle is 214.19°, with 39.91% saturation and 45.69% 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 5.22:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Queen Blue (#436b95), ΔE 2.45.

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Web safe#336699
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Relative luminance0.151

Complementary

  1. #466ea3
  2. #a37b46

Split complementary

  1. #466ea3
  2. #a34d46
  3. #9da346

Analogous

  1. #469da3
  2. #466ea3
  3. #4d46a3

Triadic

  1. #466ea3
  2. #a3466e
  3. #6ea346

Tetradic

  1. #466ea3
  2. #7b46a3
  3. #a37b46
  4. #6ea346

Square

  1. #466ea3
  2. #a3469d
  3. #a37b46
  4. #46a34d

Monochromatic

  1. #182638
  2. #2f4a6d
  3. #466ea3
  4. #7395c3
  5. #a8beda

Shades

#466ea3 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #466ea3
  2. #3f6393
  3. #385882
  4. #314d72
  5. #2a4262
  6. #233752
  7. #1c2c41
  8. #152131
  9. #0e1621
  10. #070b10
  11. #000000

Tints

#466ea3 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #466ea3
  2. #597dac
  3. #6b8bb5
  4. #7e9abf
  5. #90a8c8
  6. #a3b7d1
  7. #b5c5da
  8. #c8d4e3
  9. #dae2ed
  10. #edf1f6
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#466ea3 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #466ea3
  2. #4c70a0
  3. #52729c
  4. #577399
  5. #5d7595
  6. #637792
  7. #69798e
  8. #6f7b8b
  9. #747c87
  10. #7a7e84
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.22:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.02:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #6c6c6c ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #5f6d86 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #5871a5 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #4c68a2 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #007a81 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #5270a4 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #4a6ba2 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #2b7590 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-466ea3 {
  color: #466ea3;
}
Background
.bg-466ea3 {
  background-color: #466ea3;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-466ea3 {
  border: 2px solid #466ea3;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #466ea3;
  --color-primary-rgb: 70 110 163;
  --color-primary-hsl: 214 40% 46%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-466ea3 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #466ea3, #4d46a3);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-466ea3 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(70 110 163 / 0.35);
}

#436b95 Queen Blue ΔE 2.45 #26619c Lapis Lazuli ΔE 5.56 #1560bd Denim ΔE 5.81 #0072bb French Blue ΔE 5.94 #0073cf True Blue ΔE 5.96 #0067a5 Medium Persian Blue ΔE 6.28 #417dc1 Tufts Blue ΔE 6.57 #b9915c Inverted #6c6c6c Grayscale 

Queen Blue
#466ea3  rgb(70, 110, 163)  hsl(214, 40%, 46%)  Queen Blue
#a37b46  rgb(163, 123, 70)  hsl(34, 40%, 46%)  Cafe au Lait
#a3466e  rgb(163, 70, 110)  hsl(334, 40%, 46%)  Twilight Lavender
#6ea346  rgb(110, 163, 70)  hsl(94, 40%, 46%)  Asparagus