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#4E5E91

#4e5e91 ≈ Queen Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#4e5e91 is a color from the blue family, with medium lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 30.59% red, 36.86% green and 56.86% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 46.21% cyan, 35.17% magenta, 0% yellow and 43.14% black. Its hue angle is 225.67°, with 30.04% saturation and 43.73% 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 6.3:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Queen Blue (#436b95), ΔE 7.37.

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Web safe#666699
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Relative luminance0.1167

Complementary

  1. #4e5e91
  2. #91814e

Split complementary

  1. #4e5e91
  2. #91604e
  3. #80914e

Analogous

  1. #4e8091
  2. #4e5e91
  3. #604e91

Triadic

  1. #4e5e91
  2. #914e5e
  3. #5e914e

Tetradic

  1. #4e5e91
  2. #814e91
  3. #91814e
  4. #5e914e

Square

  1. #4e5e91
  2. #914e80
  3. #91814e
  4. #4e9160

Monochromatic

  1. #181e2e
  2. #333e5f
  3. #4e5e91
  4. #7685b5
  5. #a8b2d0

Shades

#4e5e91 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #4e5e91
  2. #465583
  3. #3e4b74
  4. #374266
  5. #2f3857
  6. #272f49
  7. #1f263a
  8. #171c2c
  9. #10131d
  10. #08090f
  11. #000000

Tints

#4e5e91 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #4e5e91
  2. #606e9c
  3. #717ea7
  4. #838eb2
  5. #959ebd
  6. #a7afc8
  7. #b8bfd3
  8. #cacfde
  9. #dcdfe9
  10. #edeff4
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#4e5e91 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #4e5e91
  2. #53618f
  3. #58658e
  4. #5d688c
  5. #626c8a
  6. #676f89
  7. #6c7287
  8. #717685
  9. #767983
  10. #7b7d82
  11. #808080

Readable text 6.3:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.33:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #606060 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #595f77 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #4c6393 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #455d90 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #366971 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #4d6192 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #495e90 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #41647f ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-4e5e91 {
  color: #4e5e91;
}
Background
.bg-4e5e91 {
  background-color: #4e5e91;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-4e5e91 {
  border: 2px solid #4e5e91;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #4e5e91;
  --color-primary-rgb: 78 94 145;
  --color-primary-hsl: 226 30% 44%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-4e5e91 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #4e5e91, #604e91);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-4e5e91 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(78 94 145 / 0.35);
}

#436b95 Queen Blue ΔE 7.37 #26619c Lapis Lazuli ΔE 8.20 #1560bd Denim ΔE 9.07 #0f52ba Sapphire ΔE 9.12 #0f4d92 Yale Blue ΔE 9.29 #0047ab Cobalt Blue ΔE 10.43 #6a5acd Slate Blue ΔE 11.13 #b1a16e Inverted #606060 Grayscale 

Queen Blue
#4e5e91  rgb(78, 94, 145)  hsl(226, 30%, 44%)  Queen Blue
#91814e  rgb(145, 129, 78)  hsl(46, 30%, 44%)  Olive
#914e5e  rgb(145, 78, 94)  hsl(346, 30%, 44%)  Mauve Taupe
#5e914e  rgb(94, 145, 78)  hsl(106, 30%, 44%)  Sea Green