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#486B95

#486b95 ≈ Queen Blue

  • azure
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#486b95 is a color from the azure family, with medium lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 28.24% red, 41.96% green and 58.43% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 51.68% cyan, 28.19% magenta, 0% yellow and 41.57% black. Its hue angle is 212.73°, with 34.84% saturation and 43.33% 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 5.51:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Queen Blue (#436b95), ΔE 1.18.

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Relative luminance0.1406

Complementary

  1. #486b95
  2. #957248

Split complementary

  1. #486b95
  2. #954b48
  3. #919548

Analogous

  1. #489195
  2. #486b95
  3. #4b4895

Triadic

  1. #486b95
  2. #95486b
  3. #6b9548

Tetradic

  1. #486b95
  2. #724895
  3. #957248
  4. #6b9548

Square

  1. #486b95
  2. #954891
  3. #957248
  4. #48954b

Monochromatic

  1. #16212e
  2. #2f4661
  3. #486b95
  4. #7091ba
  5. #a3b9d3

Shades

#486b95 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #486b95
  2. #416086
  3. #3a5677
  4. #324b68
  5. #2b4059
  6. #24364b
  7. #1d2b3c
  8. #16202d
  9. #0e151e
  10. #070b0f
  11. #000000

Tints

#486b95 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #486b95
  2. #5a7aa0
  3. #6d89aa
  4. #7f97b5
  5. #91a6bf
  6. #a4b5ca
  7. #b6c4d5
  8. #c8d3df
  9. #dae1ea
  10. #edf0f4
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#486b95 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #486b95
  2. #4e6d93
  3. #536f91
  4. #59718f
  5. #5e738d
  6. #64768b
  7. #6a7888
  8. #6f7a86
  9. #757c84
  10. #7a7e82
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.51:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.81:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #696969 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #5d6a7d ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #5a6d97 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #516594 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #22747a ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #546c96 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #4d6894 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #357185 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-486b95 {
  color: #486b95;
}
Background
.bg-486b95 {
  background-color: #486b95;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-486b95 {
  border: 2px solid #486b95;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #486b95;
  --color-primary-rgb: 72 107 149;
  --color-primary-hsl: 213 35% 43%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-486b95 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #486b95, #4b4895);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-486b95 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(72 107 149 / 0.35);
}

#436b95 Queen Blue ΔE 1.18 #26619c Lapis Lazuli ΔE 5.08 #1560bd Denim ΔE 6.19 #0067a5 Medium Persian Blue ΔE 6.30 #0072bb French Blue ΔE 7.10 #0073cf True Blue ΔE 7.67 #006994 Sea Blue ΔE 8.14 #b7946a Inverted #696969 Grayscale 

Queen Blue
#486b95  rgb(72, 107, 149)  hsl(213, 35%, 43%)  Queen Blue
#957248  rgb(149, 114, 72)  hsl(33, 35%, 43%)  Raw Umber
#95486b  rgb(149, 72, 107)  hsl(333, 35%, 43%)  Twilight Lavender
#6b9548  rgb(107, 149, 72)  hsl(93, 35%, 43%)  Olive Drab