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#4E6494

#4e6494 ≈ Queen Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#4e6494 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 58.04% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 47.3% cyan, 32.43% magenta, 0% yellow and 41.96% black. Its hue angle is 221.14°, with 30.97% saturation and 44.31% 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 5.88:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Queen Blue (#436b95), ΔE 5.19.

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Web safe#666699
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Relative luminance0.1287

Complementary

  1. #4e6494
  2. #947e4e

Split complementary

  1. #4e6494
  2. #945b4e
  3. #87944e

Analogous

  1. #4e8794
  2. #4e6494
  3. #5b4e94

Triadic

  1. #4e6494
  2. #944e64
  3. #64944e

Tetradic

  1. #4e6494
  2. #7e4e94
  3. #947e4e
  4. #64944e

Square

  1. #4e6494
  2. #944e87
  3. #947e4e
  4. #4e945b

Monochromatic

  1. #192030
  2. #344262
  3. #4e6494
  4. #778bb7
  5. #a9b6d2

Shades

#4e6494 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #4e6494
  2. #465a85
  3. #3e5076
  4. #374668
  5. #2f3c59
  6. #27324a
  7. #1f283b
  8. #171e2c
  9. #10141e
  10. #080a0f
  11. #000000

Tints

#4e6494 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #4e6494
  2. #60749f
  3. #7183a9
  4. #8393b4
  5. #95a2bf
  6. #a7b2ca
  7. #b8c1d4
  8. #cad1df
  9. #dce0ea
  10. #edf0f4
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#4e6494 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #4e6494
  2. #536792
  3. #586a90
  4. #5d6c8e
  5. #626f8c
  6. #67728a
  7. #6c7588
  8. #717886
  9. #767a84
  10. #7b7d82
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.88:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.57:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #646464 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #5c647a ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #526896 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #4b6293 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #336e75 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #516695 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #4c6393 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #3f6a83 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-4e6494 {
  color: #4e6494;
}
Background
.bg-4e6494 {
  background-color: #4e6494;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-4e6494 {
  border: 2px solid #4e6494;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #4e6494;
  --color-primary-rgb: 78 100 148;
  --color-primary-hsl: 221 31% 44%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-4e6494 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #4e6494, #5b4e94);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-4e6494 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(78 100 148 / 0.35);
}

#436b95 Queen Blue ΔE 5.19 #26619c Lapis Lazuli ΔE 6.86 #1560bd Denim ΔE 7.77 #0f52ba Sapphire ΔE 9.04 #0067a5 Medium Persian Blue ΔE 9.59 #0f4d92 Yale Blue ΔE 9.77 #4169e1 Royal Blue ΔE 10.05 #b19b6b Inverted #646464 Grayscale 

Queen Blue
#4e6494  rgb(78, 100, 148)  hsl(221, 31%, 44%)  Queen Blue
#947e4e  rgb(148, 126, 78)  hsl(41, 31%, 44%)  Raw Umber
#944e64  rgb(148, 78, 100)  hsl(341, 31%, 44%)  Twilight Lavender
#64944e  rgb(100, 148, 78)  hsl(101, 31%, 44%)  Olive Drab