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#486D99

#486d99 ≈ Queen Blue

  • azure
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#486d99 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 60% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 52.94% cyan, 28.76% magenta, 0% yellow and 40% black. Its hue angle is 212.59°, with 36% saturation and 44.12% 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 5.35:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Queen Blue (#436b95), ΔE 1.33.

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Web safe#336699
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Relative luminance0.1461

Complementary

  1. #486d99
  2. #997448

Split complementary

  1. #486d99
  2. #994c48
  3. #969948

Analogous

  1. #489699
  2. #486d99
  3. #4c4899

Triadic

  1. #486d99
  2. #99486d
  3. #6d9948

Tetradic

  1. #486d99
  2. #744899
  3. #997448
  4. #6d9948

Square

  1. #486d99
  2. #994896
  3. #997448
  4. #48994c

Monochromatic

  1. #172331
  2. #304865
  3. #486d99
  4. #7194bc
  5. #a5bbd5

Shades

#486d99 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #486d99
  2. #41628a
  3. #3a577a
  4. #324c6b
  5. #2b415c
  6. #24374d
  7. #1d2c3d
  8. #16212e
  9. #0e161f
  10. #070b0f
  11. #000000

Tints

#486d99 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #486d99
  2. #5a7ca3
  3. #6d8aad
  4. #7f99b8
  5. #91a7c2
  6. #a4b6cc
  7. #b6c5d6
  8. #c8d3e0
  9. #dae2eb
  10. #edf0f5
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#486d99 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #486d99
  2. #4e6f97
  3. #537194
  4. #597392
  5. #5e758f
  6. #64778d
  7. #6a788a
  8. #6f7a88
  9. #757c85
  10. #7a7e83
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.35:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.92:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #6b6b6b ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #5f6c80 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #5b6f9b ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #516798 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #1e777c ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #546e9a ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #4e6a98 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #337389 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-486d99 {
  color: #486d99;
}
Background
.bg-486d99 {
  background-color: #486d99;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-486d99 {
  border: 2px solid #486d99;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #486d99;
  --color-primary-rgb: 72 109 153;
  --color-primary-hsl: 213 36% 44%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-486d99 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #486d99, #4c4899);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-486d99 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(72 109 153 / 0.35);
}

#436b95 Queen Blue ΔE 1.33 #26619c Lapis Lazuli ΔE 5.37 #0067a5 Medium Persian Blue ΔE 6.21 #1560bd Denim ΔE 6.22 #0072bb French Blue ΔE 6.47 #0073cf True Blue ΔE 6.93 #417dc1 Tufts Blue ΔE 7.49 #b79266 Inverted #6b6b6b Grayscale 

Queen Blue
#486d99  rgb(72, 109, 153)  hsl(213, 36%, 44%)  Queen Blue
#997448  rgb(153, 116, 72)  hsl(33, 36%, 44%)  Cafe au Lait
#99486d  rgb(153, 72, 109)  hsl(333, 36%, 44%)  Twilight Lavender
#6d9948  rgb(109, 153, 72)  hsl(93, 36%, 44%)  Olive Drab