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#486BB1

#486bb1 ≈ Queen Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#486bb1 is a color from the blue family, with medium lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 28.24% red, 41.96% green and 69.41% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 59.32% cyan, 39.55% magenta, 0% yellow and 30.59% black. Its hue angle is 220°, with 42.17% saturation and 48.82% lightness in HSL. It is a cool color, often associated with trust, stability and focus. Designers typically use it for technology products, finance and banking and brand accents. White text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 5.23:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Queen Blue (#436b95), ΔE 4.33.

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Web safe#336699
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Relative luminance0.1507

Complementary

  1. #486bb1
  2. #b18e48

Split complementary

  1. #486bb1
  2. #b15948
  3. #9fb148

Analogous

  1. #489fb1
  2. #486bb1
  3. #5948b1

Triadic

  1. #486bb1
  2. #b1486b
  3. #6bb148

Tetradic

  1. #486bb1
  2. #8e48b1
  3. #b18e48
  4. #6bb148

Square

  1. #486bb1
  2. #b1489f
  3. #b18e48
  4. #48b159

Monochromatic

  1. #1c2944
  2. #324a7b
  3. #486bb1
  4. #7c96ca
  5. #b2c1e0

Shades

#486bb1 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #486bb1
  2. #41609f
  3. #3a568e
  4. #324b7c
  5. #2b406a
  6. #243659
  7. #1d2b47
  8. #162035
  9. #0e1523
  10. #070b12
  11. #000000

Tints

#486bb1 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #486bb1
  2. #5a7ab9
  3. #6d89c1
  4. #7f97c8
  5. #91a6d0
  6. #a4b5d8
  7. #b6c4e0
  8. #c8d3e8
  9. #dae1ef
  10. #edf0f7
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#486bb1 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #486bb1
  2. #4e6dac
  3. #536fa7
  4. #5971a2
  5. #5e739d
  6. #647699
  7. #6a7894
  8. #6f7a8f
  9. #757c8a
  10. #7a7e85
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.23:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.01:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #6c6c6c ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #606c8d ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #4d71b4 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #3f68b0 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #007b85 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #4b6fb3 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #4369b0 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #287599 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-486bb1 {
  color: #486bb1;
}
Background
.bg-486bb1 {
  background-color: #486bb1;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-486bb1 {
  border: 2px solid #486bb1;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #486bb1;
  --color-primary-rgb: 72 107 177;
  --color-primary-hsl: 220 42% 49%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-486bb1 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #486bb1, #5948b1);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-486bb1 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(72 107 177 / 0.35);
}

#436b95 Queen Blue ΔE 4.33 #1560bd Denim ΔE 5.37 #4169e1 Royal Blue ΔE 5.90 #26619c Lapis Lazuli ΔE 6.41 #0073cf True Blue ΔE 6.96 #417dc1 Tufts Blue ΔE 7.55 #0072bb French Blue ΔE 7.77 #b7944e Inverted #6c6c6c Grayscale 

Queen Blue
#486bb1  rgb(72, 107, 177)  hsl(220, 42%, 49%)  Queen Blue
#b18e48  rgb(177, 142, 72)  hsl(40, 42%, 49%)  Dark Goldenrod
#b1486b  rgb(177, 72, 107)  hsl(340, 42%, 49%)  Telemagenta
#6bb148  rgb(107, 177, 72)  hsl(100, 42%, 49%)  Mantis