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#486D8A

#486d8a ≈ Queen Blue

  • azure
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#486d8a is a color from the azure family, with medium lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 28.24% red, 42.75% green and 54.12% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 47.83% cyan, 21.01% magenta, 0% yellow and 45.88% black. Its hue angle is 206.36°, with 31.43% saturation and 41.18% 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 5.48:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Queen Blue (#436b95), ΔE 3.65.

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Relative luminance0.1415

Complementary

  1. #486d8a
  2. #8a6548

Split complementary

  1. #486d8a
  2. #8a484c
  3. #8a8648

Analogous

  1. #488a86
  2. #486d8a
  3. #484c8a

Triadic

  1. #486d8a
  2. #8a486d
  3. #6d8a48

Tetradic

  1. #486d8a
  2. #65488a
  3. #8a6548
  4. #6d8a48

Square

  1. #486d8a
  2. #86488a
  3. #8a6548
  4. #4c8a48

Monochromatic

  1. #141e25
  2. #2e4558
  3. #486d8a
  4. #6c94b2
  5. #9eb8cd

Shades

#486d8a mixed progressively with black.

  1. #486d8a
  2. #41627c
  3. #3a576e
  4. #324c61
  5. #2b4153
  6. #243745
  7. #1d2c37
  8. #162129
  9. #0e161c
  10. #070b0e
  11. #000000

Tints

#486d8a mixed progressively with white.

  1. #486d8a
  2. #5a7c96
  3. #6d8aa1
  4. #7f99ad
  5. #91a7b9
  6. #a4b6c5
  7. #b6c5d0
  8. #c8d3dc
  9. #dae2e8
  10. #edf0f3
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#486d8a mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #486d8a
  2. #4e6f89
  3. #537188
  4. #597387
  5. #5e7586
  6. #647785
  7. #6a7884
  8. #6f7a83
  9. #757c82
  10. #7a7e81
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.48:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.83:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #696969 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #5e6b78 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #616d8b ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #586689 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #2b7477 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #586d8b ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #52698a ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #39717f ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-486d8a {
  color: #486d8a;
}
Background
.bg-486d8a {
  background-color: #486d8a;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-486d8a {
  border: 2px solid #486d8a;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #486d8a;
  --color-primary-rgb: 72 109 138;
  --color-primary-hsl: 206 31% 41%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-486d8a {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #486d8a, #484c8a);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-486d8a {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(72 109 138 / 0.35);
}

#436b95 Queen Blue ΔE 3.65 #006994 Sea Blue ΔE 6.32 #26619c Lapis Lazuli ΔE 6.82 #0067a5 Medium Persian Blue ΔE 6.86 #0072bb French Blue ΔE 7.61 #1560bd Denim ΔE 7.87 #007ba7 Cerulean ΔE 8.19 #b79275 Inverted #696969 Grayscale 

Queen Blue
#486d8a  rgb(72, 109, 138)  hsl(206, 31%, 41%)  Queen Blue
#8a6548  rgb(138, 101, 72)  hsl(26, 31%, 41%)  Raw Umber
#8a486d  rgb(138, 72, 109)  hsl(326, 31%, 41%)  Twilight Lavender
#6d8a48  rgb(109, 138, 72)  hsl(86, 31%, 41%)  Olive Drab