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#4E6497

#4e6497 ≈ Queen Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#4e6497 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 59.22% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 48.34% cyan, 33.77% magenta, 0% yellow and 40.78% black. Its hue angle is 221.92°, with 31.88% saturation and 44.9% 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 5.84:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Queen Blue (#436b95), ΔE 5.27.

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Web safe#666699
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Relative luminance0.1297

Complementary

  1. #4e6497
  2. #97814e

Split complementary

  1. #4e6497
  2. #975c4e
  3. #88974e

Analogous

  1. #4e8897
  2. #4e6497
  3. #5c4e97

Triadic

  1. #4e6497
  2. #974e64
  3. #64974e

Tetradic

  1. #4e6497
  2. #814e97
  3. #97814e
  4. #64974e

Square

  1. #4e6497
  2. #974e88
  3. #97814e
  4. #4e975c

Monochromatic

  1. #1a2132
  2. #344365
  3. #4e6497
  4. #788cb9
  5. #abb7d3

Shades

#4e6497 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #4e6497
  2. #465a88
  3. #3e5079
  4. #37466a
  5. #2f3c5b
  6. #27324c
  7. #1f283c
  8. #171e2d
  9. #10141e
  10. #080a0f
  11. #000000

Tints

#4e6497 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #4e6497
  2. #6074a1
  3. #7183ac
  4. #8393b6
  5. #95a2c1
  6. #a7b2cb
  7. #b8c1d5
  8. #cad1e0
  9. #dce0ea
  10. #edf0f5
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#4e6497 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #4e6497
  2. #536795
  3. #586a92
  4. #5d6c90
  5. #626f8e
  6. #67728c
  7. #6c7589
  8. #717887
  9. #767a85
  10. #7b7d82
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.84:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.59:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #656565 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #5d657c ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #516899 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #496296 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #316f76 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #506798 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #4b6396 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #3e6b85 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-4e6497 {
  color: #4e6497;
}
Background
.bg-4e6497 {
  background-color: #4e6497;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-4e6497 {
  border: 2px solid #4e6497;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #4e6497;
  --color-primary-rgb: 78 100 151;
  --color-primary-hsl: 222 32% 45%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-4e6497 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #4e6497, #5c4e97);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-4e6497 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(78 100 151 / 0.35);
}

#436b95 Queen Blue ΔE 5.27 #26619c Lapis Lazuli ΔE 6.87 #1560bd Denim ΔE 7.56 #0f52ba Sapphire ΔE 8.85 #0067a5 Medium Persian Blue ΔE 9.64 #4169e1 Royal Blue ΔE 9.72 #0f4d92 Yale Blue ΔE 9.76 #b19b68 Inverted #656565 Grayscale 

Queen Blue
#4e6497  rgb(78, 100, 151)  hsl(222, 32%, 45%)  Queen Blue
#97814e  rgb(151, 129, 78)  hsl(42, 32%, 45%)  Cafe au Lait
#974e64  rgb(151, 78, 100)  hsl(342, 32%, 45%)  Twilight Lavender
#64974e  rgb(100, 151, 78)  hsl(102, 32%, 45%)  Olive Drab