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#4E5974

#4e5974 ≈ Queen Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: muted
  • Cool
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#4e5974 is a color from the blue family, with low lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 30.59% red, 34.9% green and 45.49% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 32.76% cyan, 23.28% magenta, 0% yellow and 54.51% black. Its hue angle is 222.63°, with 19.59% saturation and 38.04% 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 6.99:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Queen Blue (#436b95), ΔE 9.95.

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Web safe#666666
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Relative luminance0.1003

Complementary

  1. #4e5974
  2. #74694e

Split complementary

  1. #4e5974
  2. #74564e
  3. #6c744e

Analogous

  1. #4e6c74
  2. #4e5974
  3. #564e74

Triadic

  1. #4e5974
  2. #744e59
  3. #59744e

Tetradic

  1. #4e5974
  2. #694e74
  3. #74694e
  4. #59744e

Square

  1. #4e5974
  2. #744e6c
  3. #74694e
  4. #4e7456

Monochromatic

  1. #101319
  2. #2f3646
  3. #4e5974
  4. #707d9f
  5. #9ea7bd

Shades

#4e5974 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #4e5974
  2. #465068
  3. #3e475d
  4. #373e51
  5. #2f3546
  6. #272d3a
  7. #1f242e
  8. #171b23
  9. #101217
  10. #08090c
  11. #000000

Tints

#4e5974 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #4e5974
  2. #606a82
  3. #717a90
  4. #838b9e
  5. #959bac
  6. #a7acba
  7. #b8bdc7
  8. #cacdd5
  9. #dcdee3
  10. #edeef1
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#4e5974 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #4e5974
  2. #535d75
  3. #586176
  4. #5d6578
  5. #626979
  6. #676d7a
  7. #6c707b
  8. #71747c
  9. #76787e
  10. #7b7c7f
  11. #808080

Readable text 6.99:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.01:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #595959 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #555965 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #505b75 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #4d5873 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #435e62 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #4f5a75 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #4d5874 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #485c6a ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-4e5974 {
  color: #4e5974;
}
Background
.bg-4e5974 {
  background-color: #4e5974;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-4e5974 {
  border: 2px solid #4e5974;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #4e5974;
  --color-primary-rgb: 78 89 116;
  --color-primary-hsl: 223 20% 38%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-4e5974 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #4e5974, #564e74);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-4e5974 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(78 89 116 / 0.35);
}

#436b95 Queen Blue ΔE 9.95 #26619c Lapis Lazuli ΔE 11.26 #0f4d92 Yale Blue ΔE 11.54 #36454f Charcoal ΔE 11.78 #483d8b Dark Slate Blue ΔE 12.14 #555555 Davy's Gray ΔE 12.49 #0f52ba Sapphire ΔE 13.20 #b1a68b Inverted #595959 Grayscale 

Queen Blue
#4e5974  rgb(78, 89, 116)  hsl(223, 20%, 38%)  Queen Blue
#74694e  rgb(116, 105, 78)  hsl(43, 20%, 38%)  Raw Umber
#744e59  rgb(116, 78, 89)  hsl(343, 20%, 38%)  Eggplant
#59744e  rgb(89, 116, 78)  hsl(103, 20%, 38%)  Fern Green