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#4E617C

#4e617c ≈ Queen Blue

  • azure
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: muted
  • Cool
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#4e617c 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 48.63% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 37.1% cyan, 21.77% magenta, 0% yellow and 51.37% black. Its hue angle is 215.22°, with 22.77% saturation and 39.61% 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 6.32:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Queen Blue (#436b95), ΔE 6.29.

Description generated from the measured properties of this color.

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Web safe#666666
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Relative luminance0.1162

Complementary

  1. #4e617c
  2. #7c694e

Split complementary

  1. #4e617c
  2. #7c524e
  3. #787c4e

Analogous

  1. #4e787c
  2. #4e617c
  3. #524e7c

Triadic

  1. #4e617c
  2. #7c4e61
  3. #617c4e

Tetradic

  1. #4e617c
  2. #694e7c
  3. #7c694e
  4. #617c4e

Square

  1. #4e617c
  2. #7c4e78
  3. #7c694e
  4. #4e7c52

Monochromatic

  1. #13181e
  2. #303c4d
  3. #4e617c
  4. #7187a6
  5. #a0aec3

Shades

#4e617c mixed progressively with black.

  1. #4e617c
  2. #465770
  3. #3e4e63
  4. #374457
  5. #2f3a4a
  6. #27313e
  7. #1f2732
  8. #171d25
  9. #101319
  10. #080a0c
  11. #000000

Tints

#4e617c mixed progressively with white.

  1. #4e617c
  2. #607189
  3. #718196
  4. #8390a3
  5. #95a0b0
  6. #a7b0be
  7. #b8c0cb
  8. #cad0d8
  9. #dcdfe5
  10. #edeff2
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#4e617c mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #4e617c
  2. #53647c
  3. #58677d
  4. #5d6a7d
  5. #626d7e
  6. #67717e
  7. #6c747e
  8. #71777f
  9. #767a7f
  10. #7b7d80
  11. #808080

Readable text 6.32:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.32:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #606060 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #59606c ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #57627d ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #525e7b ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #3f676a ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #54627d ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #515f7c ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #466572 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-4e617c {
  color: #4e617c;
}
Background
.bg-4e617c {
  background-color: #4e617c;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-4e617c {
  border: 2px solid #4e617c;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #4e617c;
  --color-primary-rgb: 78 97 124;
  --color-primary-hsl: 215 23% 40%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-4e617c {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #4e617c, #524e7c);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-4e617c {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(78 97 124 / 0.35);
}

#436b95 Queen Blue ΔE 6.29 #26619c Lapis Lazuli ΔE 8.27 #1560bd Denim ΔE 10.20 #0f4d92 Yale Blue ΔE 10.43 #0067a5 Medium Persian Blue ΔE 10.48 #0f52ba Sapphire ΔE 10.65 #006994 Sea Blue ΔE 11.01 #b19e83 Inverted #606060 Grayscale 

Queen Blue
#4e617c  rgb(78, 97, 124)  hsl(215, 23%, 40%)  Queen Blue
#7c694e  rgb(124, 105, 78)  hsl(35, 23%, 40%)  Raw Umber
#7c4e61  rgb(124, 78, 97)  hsl(335, 23%, 40%)  Twilight Lavender
#617c4e  rgb(97, 124, 78)  hsl(95, 23%, 40%)  Fern Green