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#4E5D9E

#4e5d9e ≈ Queen Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#4e5d9e 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 61.96% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 50.63% cyan, 41.14% magenta, 0% yellow and 38.04% black. Its hue angle is 228.75°, with 33.9% saturation and 46.27% 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 6.21:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Queen Blue (#436b95), ΔE 7.54.

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Web safe#666699
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Relative luminance0.1192

Complementary

  1. #4e5d9e
  2. #9e8f4e

Split complementary

  1. #4e5d9e
  2. #9e674e
  3. #859e4e

Analogous

  1. #4e859e
  2. #4e5d9e
  3. #674e9e

Triadic

  1. #4e5d9e
  2. #9e4e5d
  3. #5d9e4e

Tetradic

  1. #4e5d9e
  2. #8f4e9e
  3. #9e8f4e
  4. #5d9e4e

Square

  1. #4e5d9e
  2. #9e4e85
  3. #9e8f4e
  4. #4e9e67

Monochromatic

  1. #1b2138
  2. #353f6b
  3. #4e5d9e
  4. #7b87be
  5. #aeb6d7

Shades

#4e5d9e mixed progressively with black.

  1. #4e5d9e
  2. #46548e
  3. #3e4a7e
  4. #37416f
  5. #2f385f
  6. #272f4f
  7. #1f253f
  8. #171c2f
  9. #101320
  10. #080910
  11. #000000

Tints

#4e5d9e mixed progressively with white.

  1. #4e5d9e
  2. #606da8
  3. #717db1
  4. #838ebb
  5. #959ec5
  6. #a7aecf
  7. #b8bed8
  8. #cacee2
  9. #dcdfec
  10. #edeff5
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#4e5d9e mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #4e5d9e
  2. #53619b
  3. #586498
  4. #5d6895
  5. #626b92
  6. #676f8f
  7. #6c728c
  8. #717689
  9. #767986
  10. #7b7d83
  11. #808080

Readable text 6.21:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.38:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #616161 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #5a5f7e ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #4364a1 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #3b5e9d ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #2d6b76 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #4862a0 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #445d9d ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #3d6688 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-4e5d9e {
  color: #4e5d9e;
}
Background
.bg-4e5d9e {
  background-color: #4e5d9e;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-4e5d9e {
  border: 2px solid #4e5d9e;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #4e5d9e;
  --color-primary-rgb: 78 93 158;
  --color-primary-hsl: 229 34% 46%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-4e5d9e {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #4e5d9e, #674e9e);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-4e5d9e {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(78 93 158 / 0.35);
}

#436b95 Queen Blue ΔE 7.54 #0f52ba Sapphire ΔE 7.83 #1560bd Denim ΔE 8.16 #26619c Lapis Lazuli ΔE 8.28 #0f4d92 Yale Blue ΔE 9.14 #6a5acd Slate Blue ΔE 9.36 #0047ab Cobalt Blue ΔE 9.43 #b1a261 Inverted #616161 Grayscale 

Queen Blue
#4e5d9e  rgb(78, 93, 158)  hsl(229, 34%, 46%)  Queen Blue
#9e8f4e  rgb(158, 143, 78)  hsl(49, 34%, 46%)  Brass
#9e4e5d  rgb(158, 78, 93)  hsl(349, 34%, 46%)  Mauve Taupe
#5d9e4e  rgb(93, 158, 78)  hsl(109, 34%, 46%)  Asparagus