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#48679E

#48679e ≈ Queen Blue

  • azure
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#48679e is a color from the azure family, with medium lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 28.24% red, 40.39% green and 61.96% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 54.43% cyan, 34.81% magenta, 0% yellow and 38.04% black. Its hue angle is 218.37°, with 37.39% saturation and 45.1% 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 5.66:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Queen Blue (#436b95), ΔE 3.48.

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Web safe#336699
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Relative luminance0.1355

Complementary

  1. #48679e
  2. #9e7f48

Split complementary

  1. #48679e
  2. #9e5448
  3. #929e48

Analogous

  1. #48929e
  2. #48679e
  3. #54489e

Triadic

  1. #48679e
  2. #9e4867
  3. #679e48

Tetradic

  1. #48679e
  2. #7f489e
  3. #9e7f48
  4. #679e48

Square

  1. #48679e
  2. #9e4892
  3. #9e7f48
  4. #489e54

Monochromatic

  1. #182235
  2. #304569
  3. #48679e
  4. #738fbf
  5. #a8b9d7

Shades

#48679e mixed progressively with black.

  1. #48679e
  2. #415d8e
  3. #3a527e
  4. #32486f
  5. #2b3e5f
  6. #24344f
  7. #1d293f
  8. #161f2f
  9. #0e1520
  10. #070a10
  11. #000000

Tints

#48679e mixed progressively with white.

  1. #48679e
  2. #5a76a8
  3. #6d85b1
  4. #7f95bb
  5. #91a4c5
  6. #a4b3cf
  7. #b6c2d8
  8. #c8d1e2
  9. #dae1ec
  10. #edf0f5
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#48679e mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #48679e
  2. #4e6a9b
  3. #536c98
  4. #596f95
  5. #5e7192
  6. #64748f
  7. #6a768c
  8. #6f7989
  9. #757b86
  10. #7a7e83
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.66:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.71:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #676767 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #5c6781 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #516ba0 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #47639d ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #19737b ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #4e6a9f ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #47659d ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #326e8a ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-48679e {
  color: #48679e;
}
Background
.bg-48679e {
  background-color: #48679e;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-48679e {
  border: 2px solid #48679e;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #48679e;
  --color-primary-rgb: 72 103 158;
  --color-primary-hsl: 218 37% 45%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-48679e {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #48679e, #54489e);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-48679e {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(72 103 158 / 0.35);
}

#436b95 Queen Blue ΔE 3.48 #26619c Lapis Lazuli ΔE 5.25 #1560bd Denim ΔE 5.64 #0067a5 Medium Persian Blue ΔE 7.57 #0f52ba Sapphire ΔE 8.13 #4169e1 Royal Blue ΔE 8.14 #0072bb French Blue ΔE 8.61 #b79861 Inverted #676767 Grayscale 

Queen Blue
#48679e  rgb(72, 103, 158)  hsl(218, 37%, 45%)  Queen Blue
#9e7f48  rgb(158, 127, 72)  hsl(38, 37%, 45%)  Cafe au Lait
#9e4867  rgb(158, 72, 103)  hsl(338, 37%, 45%)  Twilight Lavender
#679e48  rgb(103, 158, 72)  hsl(98, 37%, 45%)  Asparagus