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#4E6171

#4e6171 ≈ Queen Blue

  • azure
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: muted
  • Cool
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#4e6171 is a color from the azure family, with low lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 30.59% red, 38.04% green and 44.31% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 30.97% cyan, 14.16% magenta, 0% yellow and 55.69% black. Its hue angle is 207.43°, with 18.32% saturation and 37.45% lightness in HSL. It is a cool color, often associated with openness, freedom and calm. Designers typically use it for technology products, finance and banking and brand accents. White text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 6.42:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Queen Blue (#436b95), ΔE 8.74.

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Web safe#666666
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Relative luminance0.1136

Complementary

  1. #4e6171
  2. #715e4e

Split complementary

  1. #4e6171
  2. #714e50
  3. #716f4e

Analogous

  1. #4e716f
  2. #4e6171
  3. #4e5071

Triadic

  1. #4e6171
  2. #714e61
  3. #61714e

Tetradic

  1. #4e6171
  2. #5e4e71
  3. #715e4e
  4. #61714e

Square

  1. #4e6171
  2. #6f4e71
  3. #715e4e
  4. #50714e

Monochromatic

  1. #101316
  2. #2f3a44
  3. #4e6171
  4. #70889c
  5. #9dadbb

Shades

#4e6171 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #4e6171
  2. #465766
  3. #3e4e5a
  4. #37444f
  5. #2f3a44
  6. #273139
  7. #1f272d
  8. #171d22
  9. #101317
  10. #080a0b
  11. #000000

Tints

#4e6171 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #4e6171
  2. #60717f
  3. #71818d
  4. #83909c
  5. #95a0aa
  6. #a7b0b8
  7. #b8c0c6
  8. #cad0d4
  9. #dcdfe3
  10. #edeff1
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#4e6171 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #4e6171
  2. #536473
  3. #586774
  4. #5d6a76
  5. #626d77
  6. #677179
  7. #6c747a
  8. #71777c
  9. #767a7d
  10. #7b7d7f
  11. #808080

Readable text 6.42:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.27:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #5f5f5f ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #586066 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #5b6172 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #565d71 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #436566 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #566171 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #535f71 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #48636b ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-4e6171 {
  color: #4e6171;
}
Background
.bg-4e6171 {
  background-color: #4e6171;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-4e6171 {
  border: 2px solid #4e6171;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #4e6171;
  --color-primary-rgb: 78 97 113;
  --color-primary-hsl: 207 18% 37%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-4e6171 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #4e6171, #4e5071);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-4e6171 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(78 97 113 / 0.35);
}

#436b95 Queen Blue ΔE 8.74 #36454f Charcoal ΔE 9.91 #555555 Davy's Gray ΔE 10.21 #696969 Dim Gray ΔE 10.35 #696969 Dim Grey ΔE 10.35 #414a4c Outer Space ΔE 10.39 #26619c Lapis Lazuli ΔE 10.43 #b19e8e Inverted #5f5f5f Grayscale 

Queen Blue
#4e6171  rgb(78, 97, 113)  hsl(207, 18%, 37%)  Queen Blue
#715e4e  rgb(113, 94, 78)  hsl(27, 18%, 37%)  Umber
#714e61  rgb(113, 78, 97)  hsl(327, 18%, 37%)  Eggplant
#61714e  rgb(97, 113, 78)  hsl(87, 18%, 37%)  Dark Olive Green