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#4C6AAA

#4c6aaa ≈ Queen Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#4c6aaa is a color from the blue family, with medium lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 29.8% red, 41.57% green and 66.67% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 55.29% cyan, 37.65% magenta, 0% yellow and 33.33% black. Its hue angle is 220.85°, with 38.21% saturation and 48.24% 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 5.32:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Queen Blue (#436b95), ΔE 4.33.

Description generated from the measured properties of this color.

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Web safe#336699
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Relative luminance0.1475

Complementary

  1. #4c6aaa
  2. #aa8c4c

Split complementary

  1. #4c6aaa
  2. #aa5d4c
  3. #99aa4c

Analogous

  1. #4c99aa
  2. #4c6aaa
  3. #5d4caa

Triadic

  1. #4c6aaa
  2. #aa4c6a
  3. #6aaa4c

Tetradic

  1. #4c6aaa
  2. #8c4caa
  3. #aa8c4c
  4. #6aaa4c

Square

  1. #4c6aaa
  2. #aa4c99
  3. #aa8c4c
  4. #4caa5d

Monochromatic

  1. #1d2840
  2. #344975
  3. #4c6aaa
  4. #7d94c5
  5. #b2c0dd

Shades

#4c6aaa mixed progressively with black.

  1. #4c6aaa
  2. #445f99
  3. #3d5588
  4. #354a77
  5. #2e4066
  6. #263555
  7. #1e2a44
  8. #172033
  9. #0f1522
  10. #080b11
  11. #000000

Tints

#4c6aaa mixed progressively with white.

  1. #4c6aaa
  2. #5e79b3
  3. #7088bb
  4. #8297c4
  5. #94a6cc
  6. #a6b5d5
  7. #b7c3dd
  8. #c9d2e6
  9. #dbe1ee
  10. #edf0f7
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#4c6aaa mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #4c6aaa
  2. #516ca6
  3. #566ea2
  4. #5c719d
  5. #617399
  6. #667595
  7. #6b7791
  8. #70798d
  9. #767c88
  10. #7b7e84
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.32:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.95:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #6b6b6b ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #606b89 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #5070ad ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #4567a9 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #167882 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #4e6eac ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #4868a9 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #337394 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-4c6aaa {
  color: #4c6aaa;
}
Background
.bg-4c6aaa {
  background-color: #4c6aaa;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-4c6aaa {
  border: 2px solid #4c6aaa;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #4c6aaa;
  --color-primary-rgb: 76 106 170;
  --color-primary-hsl: 221 38% 48%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-4c6aaa {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #4c6aaa, #5d4caa);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-4c6aaa {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(76 106 170 / 0.35);
}

#436b95 Queen Blue ΔE 4.33 #1560bd Denim ΔE 5.99 #26619c Lapis Lazuli ΔE 6.56 #4169e1 Royal Blue ΔE 6.74 #0073cf True Blue ΔE 8.08 #417dc1 Tufts Blue ΔE 8.42 #0067a5 Medium Persian Blue ΔE 8.49 #b39555 Inverted #6b6b6b Grayscale 

Queen Blue
#4c6aaa  rgb(76, 106, 170)  hsl(221, 38%, 48%)  Queen Blue
#aa8c4c  rgb(170, 140, 76)  hsl(41, 38%, 48%)  Camel
#aa4c6a  rgb(170, 76, 106)  hsl(341, 38%, 48%)  Telemagenta
#6aaa4c  rgb(106, 170, 76)  hsl(101, 38%, 48%)  Asparagus