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#4E6490

#4e6490 ≈ Queen Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#4e6490 is a color from the blue family, with medium lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 30.59% red, 39.22% green and 56.47% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 45.83% cyan, 30.56% magenta, 0% yellow and 43.53% black. Its hue angle is 220°, 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 5.92:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Queen Blue (#436b95), ΔE 5.08.

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Web safe#666699
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Relative luminance0.1275

Complementary

  1. #4e6490
  2. #907a4e

Split complementary

  1. #4e6490
  2. #90594e
  3. #85904e

Analogous

  1. #4e8590
  2. #4e6490
  3. #594e90

Triadic

  1. #4e6490
  2. #904e64
  3. #64904e

Tetradic

  1. #4e6490
  2. #7a4e90
  3. #907a4e
  4. #64904e

Square

  1. #4e6490
  2. #904e85
  3. #907a4e
  4. #4e9059

Monochromatic

  1. #181f2d
  2. #33425e
  3. #4e6490
  4. #768bb5
  5. #a7b5d0

Shades

#4e6490 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #4e6490
  2. #465a82
  3. #3e5073
  4. #374665
  5. #2f3c56
  6. #273248
  7. #1f283a
  8. #171e2b
  9. #10141d
  10. #080a0e
  11. #000000

Tints

#4e6490 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #4e6490
  2. #60749b
  3. #7183a6
  4. #8393b1
  5. #95a2bc
  6. #a7b2c8
  7. #b8c1d3
  8. #cad1de
  9. #dce0e9
  10. #edf0f4
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#4e6490 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #4e6490
  2. #53678e
  3. #586a8d
  4. #5d6c8b
  5. #626f8a
  6. #677288
  7. #6c7586
  8. #717885
  9. #767a83
  10. #7b7d82
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.92:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.55:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #646464 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #5c6478 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #546792 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #4d618f ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #356d74 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #526691 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #4d628f ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #416a80 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-4e6490 {
  color: #4e6490;
}
Background
.bg-4e6490 {
  background-color: #4e6490;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-4e6490 {
  border: 2px solid #4e6490;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #4e6490;
  --color-primary-rgb: 78 100 144;
  --color-primary-hsl: 220 30% 44%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-4e6490 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #4e6490, #594e90);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-4e6490 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(78 100 144 / 0.35);
}

#436b95 Queen Blue ΔE 5.08 #26619c Lapis Lazuli ΔE 6.87 #1560bd Denim ΔE 8.06 #0f52ba Sapphire ΔE 9.30 #0067a5 Medium Persian Blue ΔE 9.53 #0f4d92 Yale Blue ΔE 9.81 #4169e1 Royal Blue ΔE 10.45 #b19b6f Inverted #646464 Grayscale 

Queen Blue
#4e6490  rgb(78, 100, 144)  hsl(220, 30%, 44%)  Queen Blue
#907a4e  rgb(144, 122, 78)  hsl(40, 30%, 44%)  Raw Umber
#904e64  rgb(144, 78, 100)  hsl(340, 30%, 44%)  Twilight Lavender
#64904e  rgb(100, 144, 78)  hsl(100, 30%, 44%)  Olive Drab