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#4E5A8D

#4e5a8d ≈ Queen Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: muted
  • Cool
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#4e5a8d is a color from the blue family, with medium lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 30.59% red, 35.29% green and 55.29% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 44.68% cyan, 36.17% magenta, 0% yellow and 44.71% black. Its hue angle is 228.57°, with 28.77% saturation and 42.94% 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 6.62:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Queen Blue (#436b95), ΔE 8.88.

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Web safe#666699
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Relative luminance0.1086

Complementary

  1. #4e5a8d
  2. #8d814e

Split complementary

  1. #4e5a8d
  2. #8d614e
  3. #798d4e

Analogous

  1. #4e798d
  2. #4e5a8d
  3. #614e8d

Triadic

  1. #4e5a8d
  2. #8d4e5a
  3. #5a8d4e

Tetradic

  1. #4e5a8d
  2. #814e8d
  3. #8d814e
  4. #5a8d4e

Square

  1. #4e5a8d
  2. #8d4e79
  3. #8d814e
  4. #4e8d61

Monochromatic

  1. #181b2a
  2. #333b5c
  3. #4e5a8d
  4. #7581b3
  5. #a6aece

Shades

#4e5a8d mixed progressively with black.

  1. #4e5a8d
  2. #46517f
  3. #3e4871
  4. #373f63
  5. #2f3655
  6. #272d47
  7. #1f2438
  8. #171b2a
  9. #10121c
  10. #08090e
  11. #000000

Tints

#4e5a8d mixed progressively with white.

  1. #4e5a8d
  2. #606b98
  3. #717ba4
  4. #838caf
  5. #959cbb
  6. #a7adc6
  7. #b8bdd1
  8. #cacedd
  9. #dcdee8
  10. #edeff4
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#4e5a8d mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #4e5a8d
  2. #535e8c
  3. #58628a
  4. #5d6589
  5. #626988
  6. #676d87
  7. #6c7185
  8. #717584
  9. #767883
  10. #7b7c81
  11. #808080

Readable text 6.62:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.17:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #5d5d5d ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #575c73 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #485f8f ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #425a8c ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #38646d ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #4a5d8e ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #475a8c ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #42607b ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-4e5a8d {
  color: #4e5a8d;
}
Background
.bg-4e5a8d {
  background-color: #4e5a8d;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-4e5a8d {
  border: 2px solid #4e5a8d;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #4e5a8d;
  --color-primary-rgb: 78 90 141;
  --color-primary-hsl: 229 29% 43%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-4e5a8d {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #4e5a8d, #614e8d);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-4e5a8d {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(78 90 141 / 0.35);
}

#436b95 Queen Blue ΔE 8.88 #0f4d92 Yale Blue ΔE 9.37 #26619c Lapis Lazuli ΔE 9.39 #0f52ba Sapphire ΔE 9.68 #483d8b Dark Slate Blue ΔE 10.00 #1560bd Denim ΔE 10.33 #0047ab Cobalt Blue ΔE 10.39 #b1a572 Inverted #5d5d5d Grayscale 

Queen Blue
#4e5a8d  rgb(78, 90, 141)  hsl(229, 29%, 43%)  Queen Blue
#8d814e  rgb(141, 129, 78)  hsl(49, 29%, 43%)  Olive
#8d4e5a  rgb(141, 78, 90)  hsl(349, 29%, 43%)  Cordovan
#5a8d4e  rgb(90, 141, 78)  hsl(109, 29%, 43%)  Sea Green