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#4E66AC

#4e66ac ≈ Queen Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#4e66ac is a color from the blue family, with medium lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 30.59% red, 40% green and 67.45% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 54.65% cyan, 40.7% magenta, 0% yellow and 32.55% black. Its hue angle is 224.68°, with 37.6% saturation and 49.02% 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 5.5:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Queen Blue (#436b95), ΔE 5.47.

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Web safe#666699
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Relative luminance0.141

Complementary

  1. #4e66ac
  2. #ac944e

Split complementary

  1. #4e66ac
  2. #ac654e
  3. #95ac4e

Analogous

  1. #4e95ac
  2. #4e66ac
  3. #654eac

Triadic

  1. #4e66ac
  2. #ac4e66
  3. #66ac4e

Tetradic

  1. #4e66ac
  2. #944eac
  3. #ac944e
  4. #66ac4e

Square

  1. #4e66ac
  2. #ac4e95
  3. #ac944e
  4. #4eac65

Monochromatic

  1. #1e2843
  2. #364777
  3. #4e66ac
  4. #8192c6
  5. #b5c0de

Shades

#4e66ac mixed progressively with black.

  1. #4e66ac
  2. #465c9b
  3. #3e528a
  4. #374778
  5. #2f3d67
  6. #273356
  7. #1f2945
  8. #171f34
  9. #101422
  10. #080a11
  11. #000000

Tints

#4e66ac mixed progressively with white.

  1. #4e66ac
  2. #6075b4
  3. #7185bd
  4. #8394c5
  5. #95a3cd
  6. #a7b3d6
  7. #b8c2de
  8. #cad1e6
  9. #dce0ee
  10. #edf0f7
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#4e66ac mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #4e66ac
  2. #5369a8
  3. #586ba3
  4. #5d6e9f
  5. #62709a
  6. #677396
  7. #6c7692
  8. #71788d
  9. #767b89
  10. #7b7d84
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.5:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.82:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #696969 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #5f6889 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #496daf ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #3e65aa ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #1c7580 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #4b6bae ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #4565ab ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #366f94 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-4e66ac {
  color: #4e66ac;
}
Background
.bg-4e66ac {
  background-color: #4e66ac;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-4e66ac {
  border: 2px solid #4e66ac;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #4e66ac;
  --color-primary-rgb: 78 102 172;
  --color-primary-hsl: 225 38% 49%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-4e66ac {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #4e66ac, #654eac);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-4e66ac {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(78 102 172 / 0.35);
}

#436b95 Queen Blue ΔE 5.47 #1560bd Denim ΔE 6.33 #4169e1 Royal Blue ΔE 6.93 #26619c Lapis Lazuli ΔE 7.21 #0f52ba Sapphire ΔE 8.11 #4166f5 Ultramarine Blue ΔE 9.19 #6a5acd Slate Blue ΔE 9.33 #b19953 Inverted #696969 Grayscale 

Queen Blue
#4e66ac  rgb(78, 102, 172)  hsl(225, 38%, 49%)  Queen Blue
#ac944e  rgb(172, 148, 78)  hsl(45, 38%, 49%)  Brass
#ac4e66  rgb(172, 78, 102)  hsl(345, 38%, 49%)  Telemagenta
#66ac4e  rgb(102, 172, 78)  hsl(105, 38%, 49%)  Mantis