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#4B609D

#4b609d ≈ Queen Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#4b609d 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 61.57% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 52.23% cyan, 38.85% magenta, 0% yellow and 38.43% black. Its hue angle is 224.63°, with 35.34% saturation and 45.49% 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 6.07:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Queen Blue (#436b95), ΔE 6.15.

Description generated from the measured properties of this color.

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Web safe#336699
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Relative luminance0.123

Complementary

  1. #4b609d
  2. #9d884b

Split complementary

  1. #4b609d
  2. #9d5f4b
  3. #899d4b

Analogous

  1. #4b899d
  2. #4b609d
  3. #5f4b9d

Triadic

  1. #4b609d
  2. #9d4b60
  3. #609d4b

Tetradic

  1. #4b609d
  2. #884b9d
  3. #9d884b
  4. #609d4b

Square

  1. #4b609d
  2. #9d4b89
  3. #9d884b
  4. #4b9d5f

Monochromatic

  1. #1a2135
  2. #324069
  3. #4b609d
  4. #7789be
  5. #aab6d7

Shades

#4b609d mixed progressively with black.

  1. #4b609d
  2. #44568d
  3. #3c4d7e
  4. #35436e
  5. #2d3a5e
  6. #26304f
  7. #1e263f
  8. #171d2f
  9. #0f131f
  10. #080a10
  11. #000000

Tints

#4b609d mixed progressively with white.

  1. #4b609d
  2. #5d70a7
  3. #6f80b1
  4. #8190ba
  5. #93a0c4
  6. #a5b0ce
  7. #b7bfd8
  8. #c9cfe2
  9. #dbdfeb
  10. #edeff5
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#4b609d mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #4b609d
  2. #50639a
  3. #566697
  4. #5b6a94
  5. #606d91
  6. #66708f
  7. #6b738c
  8. #707689
  9. #757a86
  10. #7b7d83
  11. #808080

Readable text 6.07:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.46:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #626262 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #5a617e ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #48669f ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #3f5f9c ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #266d77 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #49649e ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #445f9c ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #386888 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-4b609d {
  color: #4b609d;
}
Background
.bg-4b609d {
  background-color: #4b609d;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-4b609d {
  border: 2px solid #4b609d;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #4b609d;
  --color-primary-rgb: 75 96 157;
  --color-primary-hsl: 225 35% 45%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-4b609d {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #4b609d, #5f4b9d);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-4b609d {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(75 96 157 / 0.35);
}

#436b95 Queen Blue ΔE 6.15 #26619c Lapis Lazuli ΔE 6.92 #1560bd Denim ΔE 7.04 #0f52ba Sapphire ΔE 7.57 #0f4d92 Yale Blue ΔE 8.81 #4169e1 Royal Blue ΔE 9.45 #0047ab Cobalt Blue ΔE 9.61 #b49f62 Inverted #626262 Grayscale 

Queen Blue
#4b609d  rgb(75, 96, 157)  hsl(225, 35%, 45%)  Queen Blue
#9d884b  rgb(157, 136, 75)  hsl(45, 35%, 45%)  Dark Goldenrod
#9d4b60  rgb(157, 75, 96)  hsl(345, 35%, 45%)  Mauve Taupe
#609d4b  rgb(96, 157, 75)  hsl(105, 35%, 45%)  Asparagus