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#4E5770

#4e5770 ≈ Queen Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: muted
  • Cool
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#4e5770 is a color from the blue family, with low lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 30.59% red, 34.12% green and 43.92% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 30.36% cyan, 22.32% magenta, 0% yellow and 56.08% black. Its hue angle is 224.12°, with 17.89% saturation and 37.25% 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 7.19:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Queen Blue (#436b95), ΔE 11.02.

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Web safe#666666
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Relative luminance0.0961

Complementary

  1. #4e5770
  2. #70674e

Split complementary

  1. #4e5770
  2. #70564e
  3. #68704e

Analogous

  1. #4e6870
  2. #4e5770
  3. #564e70

Triadic

  1. #4e5770
  2. #704e57
  3. #57704e

Tetradic

  1. #4e5770
  2. #674e70
  3. #70674e
  4. #57704e

Square

  1. #4e5770
  2. #704e68
  3. #70674e
  4. #4e7056

Monochromatic

  1. #0f1116
  2. #2f3443
  3. #4e5770
  4. #6f7b9b
  5. #9da4ba

Shades

#4e5770 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #4e5770
  2. #464e65
  3. #3e465a
  4. #373d4e
  5. #2f3443
  6. #272c38
  7. #1f232d
  8. #171a22
  9. #101116
  10. #08090b
  11. #000000

Tints

#4e5770 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #4e5770
  2. #60687e
  3. #71798d
  4. #83899b
  5. #959aa9
  6. #a7abb8
  7. #b8bcc6
  8. #cacdd4
  9. #dcdde2
  10. #edeef1
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#4e5770 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #4e5770
  2. #535b72
  3. #585f73
  4. #5d6375
  5. #626776
  6. #676c78
  7. #6c707a
  8. #71747b
  9. #76787d
  10. #7b7c7e
  11. #808080

Readable text 7.19:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 2.92:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #575757 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #545762 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #4f5971 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #4c566f ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #455c5f ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #4f5871 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #4d5670 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #495a66 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-4e5770 {
  color: #4e5770;
}
Background
.bg-4e5770 {
  background-color: #4e5770;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-4e5770 {
  border: 2px solid #4e5770;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #4e5770;
  --color-primary-rgb: 78 87 112;
  --color-primary-hsl: 224 18% 37%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-4e5770 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #4e5770, #564e70);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-4e5770 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(78 87 112 / 0.35);
}

#436b95 Queen Blue ΔE 11.02 #36454f Charcoal ΔE 11.24 #555555 Davy's Gray ΔE 11.79 #26619c Lapis Lazuli ΔE 12.34 #0f4d92 Yale Blue ΔE 12.34 #483d8b Dark Slate Blue ΔE 12.42 #414a4c Outer Space ΔE 12.84 #b1a88f Inverted #575757 Grayscale 

Queen Blue
#4e5770  rgb(78, 87, 112)  hsl(224, 18%, 37%)  Queen Blue
#70674e  rgb(112, 103, 78)  hsl(44, 18%, 37%)  Raw Umber
#704e57  rgb(112, 78, 87)  hsl(344, 18%, 37%)  Eggplant
#57704e  rgb(87, 112, 78)  hsl(104, 18%, 37%)  Fern Green