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#4E5879

#4e5879 ≈ Queen Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: muted
  • Cool
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#4e5879 is a color from the blue family, with low lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 30.59% red, 34.51% green and 47.45% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 35.54% cyan, 27.27% magenta, 0% yellow and 52.55% black. Its hue angle is 226.05°, with 21.61% saturation and 39.02% 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 7.01:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Queen Blue (#436b95), ΔE 10.33.

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Web safe#666666
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Relative luminance0.0998

Complementary

  1. #4e5879
  2. #796f4e

Split complementary

  1. #4e5879
  2. #795a4e
  3. #6d794e

Analogous

  1. #4e6d79
  2. #4e5879
  3. #5a4e79

Triadic

  1. #4e5879
  2. #794e58
  3. #58794e

Tetradic

  1. #4e5879
  2. #6f4e79
  3. #796f4e
  4. #58794e

Square

  1. #4e5879
  2. #794e6d
  3. #796f4e
  4. #4e795a

Monochromatic

  1. #12141c
  2. #30364a
  3. #4e5879
  4. #707ca3
  5. #9fa7c1

Shades

#4e5879 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #4e5879
  2. #464f6d
  3. #3e4661
  4. #373e55
  5. #2f3549
  6. #272c3d
  7. #1f2330
  8. #171a24
  9. #101218
  10. #08090c
  11. #000000

Tints

#4e5879 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #4e5879
  2. #606986
  3. #717994
  4. #838aa1
  5. #959baf
  6. #a7acbc
  7. #b8bcc9
  8. #cacdd7
  9. #dcdee4
  10. #edeef2
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#4e5879 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #4e5879
  2. #535c7a
  3. #58607a
  4. #5d647b
  5. #62687c
  6. #676c7d
  7. #6c707d
  8. #71747e
  9. #76787f
  10. #7b7c7f
  11. #808080

Readable text 7.01:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #595959 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #555967 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #4d5b7a ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #4a5778 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #425e63 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #4e5a7a ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #4c5879 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #475c6d ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-4e5879 {
  color: #4e5879;
}
Background
.bg-4e5879 {
  background-color: #4e5879;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-4e5879 {
  border: 2px solid #4e5879;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #4e5879;
  --color-primary-rgb: 78 88 121;
  --color-primary-hsl: 226 22% 39%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-4e5879 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #4e5879, #5a4e79);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-4e5879 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(78 88 121 / 0.35);
}

#436b95 Queen Blue ΔE 10.33 #0f4d92 Yale Blue ΔE 11.09 #26619c Lapis Lazuli ΔE 11.23 #483d8b Dark Slate Blue ΔE 11.24 #0f52ba Sapphire ΔE 12.74 #0047ab Cobalt Blue ΔE 12.87 #1560bd Denim ΔE 13.29 #b1a786 Inverted #595959 Grayscale 

Queen Blue
#4e5879  rgb(78, 88, 121)  hsl(226, 22%, 39%)  Queen Blue
#796f4e  rgb(121, 111, 78)  hsl(46, 22%, 39%)  Raw Umber
#794e58  rgb(121, 78, 88)  hsl(346, 22%, 39%)  Tuscan Red
#58794e  rgb(88, 121, 78)  hsl(106, 22%, 39%)  Fern Green