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#486C8B

#486c8b ≈ Queen Blue

  • azure
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#486c8b is a color from the azure family, with medium lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 28.24% red, 42.35% green and 54.51% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 48.2% cyan, 22.3% magenta, 0% yellow and 45.49% black. Its hue angle is 207.76°, with 31.75% saturation and 41.37% 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 5.54:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Queen Blue (#436b95), ΔE 2.78.

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Relative luminance0.1397

Complementary

  1. #486c8b
  2. #8b6748

Split complementary

  1. #486c8b
  2. #8b484b
  3. #8b8848

Analogous

  1. #488b88
  2. #486c8b
  3. #484b8b

Triadic

  1. #486c8b
  2. #8b486c
  3. #6c8b48

Tetradic

  1. #486c8b
  2. #67488b
  3. #8b6748
  4. #6c8b48

Square

  1. #486c8b
  2. #88488b
  3. #8b6748
  4. #4b8b48

Monochromatic

  1. #141e26
  2. #2e4559
  3. #486c8b
  4. #6c92b3
  5. #9fb8cd

Shades

#486c8b mixed progressively with black.

  1. #486c8b
  2. #41617d
  3. #3a566f
  4. #324c61
  5. #2b4153
  6. #243646
  7. #1d2b38
  8. #16202a
  9. #0e161c
  10. #070b0e
  11. #000000

Tints

#486c8b mixed progressively with white.

  1. #486c8b
  2. #5a7b97
  3. #6d89a2
  4. #7f98ae
  5. #91a7b9
  6. #a4b6c5
  7. #b6c4d1
  8. #c8d3dc
  9. #dae2e8
  10. #edf0f3
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#486c8b mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #486c8b
  2. #4e6e8a
  3. #537089
  4. #597288
  5. #5e7487
  6. #647686
  7. #6a7884
  8. #6f7a83
  9. #757c82
  10. #7a7e81
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.54:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.79:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #686868 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #5d6a78 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #5f6c8c ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #56658a ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #2b7376 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #576c8c ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #51688b ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #38707f ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-486c8b {
  color: #486c8b;
}
Background
.bg-486c8b {
  background-color: #486c8b;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-486c8b {
  border: 2px solid #486c8b;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #486c8b;
  --color-primary-rgb: 72 108 139;
  --color-primary-hsl: 208 32% 41%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-486c8b {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #486c8b, #484b8b);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-486c8b {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(72 108 139 / 0.35);
}

#436b95 Queen Blue ΔE 2.78 #26619c Lapis Lazuli ΔE 6.18 #0067a5 Medium Persian Blue ΔE 6.52 #006994 Sea Blue ΔE 6.53 #1560bd Denim ΔE 7.36 #0072bb French Blue ΔE 7.44 #0073cf True Blue ΔE 8.40 #b79374 Inverted #686868 Grayscale 

Queen Blue
#486c8b  rgb(72, 108, 139)  hsl(208, 32%, 41%)  Queen Blue
#8b6748  rgb(139, 103, 72)  hsl(28, 32%, 41%)  Raw Umber
#8b486c  rgb(139, 72, 108)  hsl(328, 32%, 41%)  Twilight Lavender
#6c8b48  rgb(108, 139, 72)  hsl(88, 32%, 41%)  Olive Drab