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#4E5D90

#4e5d90 ≈ Queen Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#4e5d90 is a color from the blue family, with medium lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 30.59% red, 36.47% green and 56.47% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 45.83% cyan, 35.42% magenta, 0% yellow and 43.53% black. Its hue angle is 226.36°, with 29.73% saturation and 43.53% 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 6.38:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Queen Blue (#436b95), ΔE 7.74.

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Web safe#666699
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Relative luminance0.1146

Complementary

  1. #4e5d90
  2. #90814e

Split complementary

  1. #4e5d90
  2. #90604e
  3. #7e904e

Analogous

  1. #4e7e90
  2. #4e5d90
  3. #604e90

Triadic

  1. #4e5d90
  2. #904e5d
  3. #5d904e

Tetradic

  1. #4e5d90
  2. #814e90
  3. #90814e
  4. #5d904e

Square

  1. #4e5d90
  2. #904e7e
  3. #90814e
  4. #4e9060

Monochromatic

  1. #181d2d
  2. #333d5e
  3. #4e5d90
  4. #7684b5
  5. #a7b1d0

Shades

#4e5d90 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #4e5d90
  2. #465482
  3. #3e4a73
  4. #374165
  5. #2f3856
  6. #272f48
  7. #1f253a
  8. #171c2b
  9. #10131d
  10. #08090e
  11. #000000

Tints

#4e5d90 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #4e5d90
  2. #606d9b
  3. #717da6
  4. #838eb1
  5. #959ebc
  6. #a7aec8
  7. #b8bed3
  8. #cacede
  9. #dcdfe9
  10. #edeff4
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#4e5d90 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #4e5d90
  2. #53618e
  3. #58648d
  4. #5d688b
  5. #626b8a
  6. #676f88
  7. #6c7286
  8. #717685
  9. #767983
  10. #7b7d82
  11. #808080

Readable text 6.38:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.29:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #5f5f5f ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #595e76 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #4b6292 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #445c8f ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #366870 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #4c6091 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #485d8f ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #41637e ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-4e5d90 {
  color: #4e5d90;
}
Background
.bg-4e5d90 {
  background-color: #4e5d90;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-4e5d90 {
  border: 2px solid #4e5d90;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #4e5d90;
  --color-primary-rgb: 78 93 144;
  --color-primary-hsl: 226 30% 44%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-4e5d90 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #4e5d90, #604e90);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-4e5d90 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(78 93 144 / 0.35);
}

#436b95 Queen Blue ΔE 7.74 #26619c Lapis Lazuli ΔE 8.48 #0f52ba Sapphire ΔE 9.24 #0f4d92 Yale Blue ΔE 9.28 #1560bd Denim ΔE 9.37 #0047ab Cobalt Blue ΔE 10.39 #483d8b Dark Slate Blue ΔE 10.97 #b1a26f Inverted #5f5f5f Grayscale 

Queen Blue
#4e5d90  rgb(78, 93, 144)  hsl(226, 30%, 44%)  Queen Blue
#90814e  rgb(144, 129, 78)  hsl(46, 30%, 44%)  Olive
#904e5d  rgb(144, 78, 93)  hsl(346, 30%, 44%)  Mauve Taupe
#5d904e  rgb(93, 144, 78)  hsl(106, 30%, 44%)  Sea Green