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#486AAA

#486aaa ≈ Queen Blue

  • azure
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#486aaa is a color from the azure family, with medium lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 28.24% red, 41.57% green and 66.67% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 57.65% cyan, 37.65% magenta, 0% yellow and 33.33% black. Its hue angle is 219.18°, with 40.5% saturation and 47.45% 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 5.36:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Queen Blue (#436b95), ΔE 3.8.

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Web safe#336699
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Relative luminance0.1459

Complementary

  1. #486aaa
  2. #aa8848

Split complementary

  1. #486aaa
  2. #aa5748
  3. #9baa48

Analogous

  1. #489baa
  2. #486aaa
  3. #5748aa

Triadic

  1. #486aaa
  2. #aa486a
  3. #6aaa48

Tetradic

  1. #486aaa
  2. #8848aa
  3. #aa8848
  4. #6aaa48

Square

  1. #486aaa
  2. #aa489b
  3. #aa8848
  4. #48aa57

Monochromatic

  1. #1a273f
  2. #314874
  3. #486aaa
  4. #7893c6
  5. #aebedd

Shades

#486aaa mixed progressively with black.

  1. #486aaa
  2. #415f99
  3. #3a5588
  4. #324a77
  5. #2b4066
  6. #243555
  7. #1d2a44
  8. #162033
  9. #0e1522
  10. #070b11
  11. #000000

Tints

#486aaa mixed progressively with white.

  1. #486aaa
  2. #5a79b3
  3. #6d88bb
  4. #7f97c4
  5. #91a6cc
  6. #a4b5d5
  7. #b6c3dd
  8. #c8d2e6
  9. #dae1ee
  10. #edf0f7
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#486aaa mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #486aaa
  2. #4e6ca6
  3. #536ea2
  4. #59719d
  5. #5e7399
  6. #647595
  7. #6a7791
  8. #6f798d
  9. #757c88
  10. #7a7e84
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.36:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.92:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #6b6b6b ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #5f6a89 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #5070ad ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #4366a9 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #007882 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #4d6dac ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #4568a9 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #2c7394 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-486aaa {
  color: #486aaa;
}
Background
.bg-486aaa {
  background-color: #486aaa;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-486aaa {
  border: 2px solid #486aaa;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #486aaa;
  --color-primary-rgb: 72 106 170;
  --color-primary-hsl: 219 41% 47%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-486aaa {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #486aaa, #5748aa);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-486aaa {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(72 106 170 / 0.35);
}

#436b95 Queen Blue ΔE 3.80 #1560bd Denim ΔE 5.33 #26619c Lapis Lazuli ΔE 5.87 #4169e1 Royal Blue ΔE 6.68 #0073cf True Blue ΔE 7.37 #0067a5 Medium Persian Blue ΔE 7.66 #0072bb French Blue ΔE 7.84 #b79555 Inverted #6b6b6b Grayscale 

Queen Blue
#486aaa  rgb(72, 106, 170)  hsl(219, 41%, 47%)  Queen Blue
#aa8848  rgb(170, 136, 72)  hsl(39, 41%, 47%)  Dark Goldenrod
#aa486a  rgb(170, 72, 106)  hsl(339, 41%, 47%)  Telemagenta
#6aaa48  rgb(106, 170, 72)  hsl(99, 41%, 47%)  Asparagus