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#496479

#496479 ≈ Queen Blue

  • azure
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: muted
  • Cool
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#496479 is a color from the azure family, with low lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 28.63% red, 39.22% green and 47.45% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 39.67% cyan, 17.36% magenta, 0% yellow and 52.55% black. Its hue angle is 206.25°, with 24.74% saturation and 38.04% 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 6.21:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Queen Blue (#436b95), ΔE 6.57.

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Web safe#336666
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Relative luminance0.1191

Complementary

  1. #496479
  2. #795e49

Split complementary

  1. #496479
  2. #79494c
  3. #797649

Analogous

  1. #497976
  2. #496479
  3. #494c79

Triadic

  1. #496479
  2. #794964
  3. #647949

Tetradic

  1. #496479
  2. #5e4979
  3. #795e49
  4. #647949

Square

  1. #496479
  2. #764979
  3. #795e49
  4. #4c7949

Monochromatic

  1. #0f151a
  2. #2c3d49
  3. #496479
  4. #6a8ba5
  5. #99b0c2

Shades

#496479 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #496479
  2. #425a6d
  3. #3a5061
  4. #334655
  5. #2c3c49
  6. #25323d
  7. #1d2830
  8. #161e24
  9. #0f1418
  10. #070a0c
  11. #000000

Tints

#496479 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #496479
  2. #5b7486
  3. #6d8394
  4. #8093a1
  5. #92a2af
  6. #a4b2bc
  7. #b6c1c9
  8. #c8d1d7
  9. #dbe0e4
  10. #edf0f2
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#496479 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #496479
  2. #4f677a
  3. #546a7a
  4. #5a6c7b
  5. #5f6f7c
  6. #65727d
  7. #6a757d
  8. #70787e
  9. #757a7f
  10. #7b7d7f
  11. #808080

Readable text 6.21:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.38:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #616161 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #58626b ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #5b647a ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #555f79 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #38696b ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #54647a ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #506179 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #3f6771 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-496479 {
  color: #496479;
}
Background
.bg-496479 {
  background-color: #496479;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-496479 {
  border: 2px solid #496479;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #496479;
  --color-primary-rgb: 73 100 121;
  --color-primary-hsl: 206 25% 38%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-496479 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #496479, #494c79);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-496479 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(73 100 121 / 0.35);
}

#436b95 Queen Blue ΔE 6.57 #006994 Sea Blue ΔE 8.12 #26619c Lapis Lazuli ΔE 8.21 #0067a5 Medium Persian Blue ΔE 9.17 #1560bd Denim ΔE 9.37 #367588 Teal Blue ΔE 9.52 #0f52ba Sapphire ΔE 9.94 #b69b86 Inverted #616161 Grayscale 

Queen Blue
#496479  rgb(73, 100, 121)  hsl(206, 25%, 38%)  Queen Blue
#795e49  rgb(121, 94, 73)  hsl(26, 25%, 38%)  Raw Umber
#794964  rgb(121, 73, 100)  hsl(326, 25%, 38%)  Twilight Lavender
#647949  rgb(100, 121, 73)  hsl(86, 25%, 38%)  Fern Green