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#4B6097

#4b6097 ≈ Queen Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#4b6097 is a color from the blue family, with medium lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 29.41% red, 37.65% green and 59.22% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 50.33% cyan, 36.42% magenta, 0% yellow and 40.78% black. Its hue angle is 223.42°, with 33.63% saturation and 44.31% 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 6.14:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Queen Blue (#436b95), ΔE 6.09.

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Web safe#336699
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Relative luminance0.121

Complementary

  1. #4b6097
  2. #97824b

Split complementary

  1. #4b6097
  2. #975c4b
  3. #86974b

Analogous

  1. #4b8697
  2. #4b6097
  3. #5c4b97

Triadic

  1. #4b6097
  2. #974b60
  3. #60974b

Tetradic

  1. #4b6097
  2. #824b97
  3. #97824b
  4. #60974b

Square

  1. #4b6097
  2. #974b86
  3. #97824b
  4. #4b975c

Monochromatic

  1. #181f31
  2. #323f64
  3. #4b6097
  4. #7488ba
  5. #a7b4d4

Shades

#4b6097 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #4b6097
  2. #445688
  3. #3c4d79
  4. #35436a
  5. #2d3a5b
  6. #26304c
  7. #1e263c
  8. #171d2d
  9. #0f131e
  10. #080a0f
  11. #000000

Tints

#4b6097 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #4b6097
  2. #5d70a1
  3. #6f80ac
  4. #8190b6
  5. #93a0c1
  6. #a5b0cb
  7. #b7bfd5
  8. #c9cfe0
  9. #dbdfea
  10. #edeff5
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#4b6097 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #4b6097
  2. #506395
  3. #566692
  4. #5b6a90
  5. #606d8e
  6. #66708c
  7. #6b7389
  8. #707687
  9. #757a85
  10. #7b7d82
  11. #808080

Readable text 6.14:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.42:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #626262 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #59617b ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #4b6599 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #435e96 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #2b6c74 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #4b6398 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #465f96 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #3a6784 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-4b6097 {
  color: #4b6097;
}
Background
.bg-4b6097 {
  background-color: #4b6097;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-4b6097 {
  border: 2px solid #4b6097;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #4b6097;
  --color-primary-rgb: 75 96 151;
  --color-primary-hsl: 223 34% 44%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-4b6097 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #4b6097, #5c4b97);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-4b6097 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(75 96 151 / 0.35);
}

#436b95 Queen Blue ΔE 6.09 #26619c Lapis Lazuli ΔE 6.87 #1560bd Denim ΔE 7.46 #0f52ba Sapphire ΔE 8.03 #0f4d92 Yale Blue ΔE 8.75 #0047ab Cobalt Blue ΔE 9.87 #0067a5 Medium Persian Blue ΔE 10.02 #b49f68 Inverted #626262 Grayscale 

Queen Blue
#4b6097  rgb(75, 96, 151)  hsl(223, 34%, 44%)  Queen Blue
#97824b  rgb(151, 130, 75)  hsl(43, 34%, 44%)  Dark Goldenrod
#974b60  rgb(151, 75, 96)  hsl(343, 34%, 44%)  Twilight Lavender
#60974b  rgb(96, 151, 75)  hsl(103, 34%, 44%)  Olive Drab